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Margery Jean Gill (5 April 1925 – 31 October 2008) was a British illustrator of children's books.
Margery Gill has 82 books on Goodreads with 6205 ratings. Margery Gill’s most popular book is A Little Princess.
A Candle in Her Room is a 1966 children's book written by Ruth M. Arthur, illustrated by Margery Gill and published by Atheneum Books. The book - set in Pembrokeshire, Wales - explores the effect of a bewitched doll on multiple generations of young women.
Aug 24, 2017 · Margery Gill. Anyone who loves the great Oxford University Press children’s classics or those fabulous vintage Puffin books of the 1960s and 70s will almost certainly love the illustrations and artwork of Margery Gill – but might never have heard her name or been aware of her extraordinary talent.
Oct 31, 2008 · Margery Gill was an illustrator, known for her illustrations of authors such as Susan Cooper, Noel Streatfeild and Ruth Arthur. She was educated at the Royal College of Art in London.
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Margery Gill (1925 - 2008) was a prolific illustrator of children’s fiction, best known for her pen and ink drawings and beautiful covers in limited palettes. Her drawings of children are often described as ‘unsentimental’ and the faces aren’t overly expressive, leaving the reader free to interpret the children’s feelings.
Margery Jean Gill (5 April 1925 – 31 October 2008) was a British illustrator of children's books. Born in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 5 April 1925, she was brought up in Hatch End, London after her father Oscar moved there to take a job at the Post Office Research Station developing the speaking clock.
