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Humphrey Carpenter worked at the BBC before becaming a full-time writer in 1975. He was the author of 14 of the well-loved Mr Majeika titles as well as two Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits titles for children. He was also the co-author, with his wife Mari Prichard, of The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. He was an eminent figure in the world of adult literature and published award-winning biographies including, among others, those of J. R. R Tolkein, C. S. Lewis, W. H. Auden, Benjamin Britten and Spike Milligan. From 1994-1996 he directed the Cheltenham Festival of Literature and for many years he ran a young people's drama group, the Mushy Pea Theatre Company. He wrote plays for radio and theatre and was a regular contributor to the Guardian. Humphrey died in January 2005.
Genres: Children's Fiction
Series
Mr Majeika
1. Mr. Majeika (1984)
2. Mr. Majeika and The School Trip (1999)
3. Mr. Majeika and the Lost Spell Book (2003)
4. Mr. Majeika and the Ghost Train (1994)
5. Mr. Majeika and the Dinner Lady (1990)
6. Mr Majeika and the School Caretaker (1996)
7. Mr Majeika and The Music Teacher (1986)
8. Mr Majeika and The Haunted Hotel (1987)
Mr. Majeika's Magical T.V.Fun Book (1990)
9. Mr. Majeika and the School Book Week (1992)
10. Mr. Majeika On the Internet (2001)
11. Mr. Majeika and the School Inspector (1993)
12. Mr Majeika Joins the Circus (2006)
13. Mr Majeika and The School Play (1991)
14. Mr. Majeika Vanishes (1997)
15. Mr. Majeika's Postbag (1994)
1. Mr. Majeika (1984)
2. Mr. Majeika and The School Trip (1999)
3. Mr. Majeika and the Lost Spell Book (2003)
4. Mr. Majeika and the Ghost Train (1994)
5. Mr. Majeika and the Dinner Lady (1990)
6. Mr Majeika and the School Caretaker (1996)
7. Mr Majeika and The Music Teacher (1986)
8. Mr Majeika and The Haunted Hotel (1987)
Mr. Majeika's Magical T.V.Fun Book (1990)
9. Mr. Majeika and the School Book Week (1992)
10. Mr. Majeika On the Internet (2001)
11. Mr. Majeika and the School Inspector (1993)
12. Mr Majeika Joins the Circus (2006)
13. Mr Majeika and The School Play (1991)
14. Mr. Majeika Vanishes (1997)
15. Mr. Majeika's Postbag (1994)
Mr Majeika's T. V. Adventures
1. T. V. Adventures of Mr.Majeika (1988)
2. More T.V. Adventures of Mr.Majeika (1989)
3. Further T.V. Adventures of Mr.Majeika (1990)
1. T. V. Adventures of Mr.Majeika (1988)
2. More T.V. Adventures of Mr.Majeika (1989)
3. Further T.V. Adventures of Mr.Majeika (1990)
Novels
The Joshers (1977)
The Captain Hook Affair (1979)
Wellington and Boot (1991) (with Jenny McDade)
Charlie Crazee's Teevee (1993)
The Captain Hook Affair (1979)
Wellington and Boot (1991) (with Jenny McDade)
Charlie Crazee's Teevee (1993)
Anthologies edited
Picture Books show
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