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Richard Armstrong
AuthorBooks · Second hand1903-1986
Richard Armstrong was an English writer who wrote for both adults and children. Most of his books were novels set at sea, or sea stories. For one of those, Sea Change, he won the 1948 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. He is also known for a biography of Grace Darling in which he challenges the conventional story: Grace Darling: Maid and Myth (1965). He is often described on the cover of his books as "author and mariner".
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About Richard Armstrong
Birth
1903
Death
1986
Richard Armstrong was an English writer who wrote for both adults and children. Most of his books were novels set at sea, or sea stories. For one of those, Sea Change, he won the 1948 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. He is also known for a biography of Grace Darling in which he challenges the conventional story: Grace Darling: Maid and Myth (1965). He is often described on the cover of his books as "author and mariner".
Richard Armstrong was a prolific British writer who was born in Walbottle in 1903.
Throughout his career, he published a total of 85 literary works.
His most notable work, Sea change, reflects his deep interest in navigation.
His writing covers a wide variety of topics, from history and fiction to exhibitions.
The legacy of this author endured until his passing in 1986.
