Robert Leeson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Leeson

British writer

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1928

Place of Birth: Barnton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Sep-2013

Profession: writer, children's writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Robert Arthur Leeson (31 March 1928, Northwich, Cheshire – 29 September 2013) was an English author, mainly known for his children's books.
Before becoming a writer, he worked as Literary Editor of the left-wing British newspaper the Morning Star.He was a prolific writer, having had over 70 books for young people published between 1973 and 2003.
His books include several historical novels, such as Beyond the Dragon Prow, about a crippled Viking boy.
Leeson produced a trilogy about a British family in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: Maroon Boy (1974), Bess, and The White Horse (1977).
The White Horse revolves around a young man who fights on the Roundhead side during the English Civil War.
Leeson also wrote The Third Class Genie (1975) (a humorous fantasy novel), and the science-fiction Time Rope (1986) and Zania Experiment (1993) series.
Leeson also wrote social realist novels such as It's My Life (1980) about a teenage girl who has to look after her family after her mother walks out on them.
Silver's Revenge is a humorous sequel to Treasure Island, and Candy for the King is a fairytale about a giant influenced by Voltaire's Candide.
Leeson's Reading and Righting: the past,present and future of Fiction for the young (1985) is a history of children's literature.
He also wrote for radio, television and the theatre.