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June Factor is both a teacher and an author. She has taught in secondary schools and, at present, teaches at the Institute of Early Childhood Development, State College of Victoria, Australia. She has written many radio scripts, short stories, and books for children. Children's folklore is one of her major interests.
Joyce Lankester Brisley was born in 1896. She grew up in London, but she frequently visited the countryside, and her memories of childhood country walks are reflected in herMilly-Molly-Mandy stories. At sixteen, she began to earn her living as an illustrator, including some work forThe Christian Science Monitor, who were the first publishers of the Milly-Molly-Mandy stories. Her first collection of stories was published by Harraps in 1928. The six collections of Milly-Molly-Mandy stories-the last of which appeared in 1967-have now been translated into Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Polish, Dutch, German and French; they are published in the United States by David McKay.
Miss Brisley died in September 1978. Shortly before her death, June Factor visited her while doing research work on aspects of the writing process; the following article draws upon their conversation.Cle is pleased to publish this essay in tribute to a writer of continuing popularity among very young readers.
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Factor, J. Joyce Lankester Brisley: an appreciation. Child Lit Educ 10, 163–173 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01143032
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