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Brian Alderson may refer to: Brian Alderson (footballer) (1950–1997), Scottish footballer. Brian Alderson (children's book critic) (born 1930), British literary critic and translator.
Brian Alderson is a respected and influential author, editor, translator, critic, scholar, collector and curator of children’s books. As well as writing, editing and translating a number of children’s books, Dr. Alderson has written several critical works on the history of children’s books in Britain and beyond.
Brian Alderson (born 1930) is an author, translator, critic, and children's book historian. He has translated fairy tales , is a contributor to Books for Keeps and was children's books editor for The Times .
Brian Alderson is one of the pioneers of children’s literature studies in Britain and a distinguished author, reviewer, translator and collector. Brian has supported the study of children’s literature at Newcastle for many years.
Biography. Unlike other scholars and specialists in children's literature, Brian had an unconventional entry in and course through his connections with the subject. Brian has provided the following synopsis, which he says 'gives evidence of a largely unprofessional career governed largely by happenstance and an amateur involvement with ...
The Children's Books History Society was founded in 1969 by Brian Alderson following a visit to London in 1967 by Judith St. John, then Librarian of the important Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books at Toronto Public Library.
Brian Alderson (b. 1930) is a pioneer of children’s literature studies in Britain as a distinguished author, reviewer, and translator. He has also collected books for more than 60 years, beginning when he was an undergraduate with cheap editions of work by poets Ezra Pound and T.S.Eliot.
