Francesca simon author biography
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Francesca Simon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Francesca Simon MBE | |
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| Born | Francesca Isabella Simon (1955-02-23) 23 February 1955 (age 69) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1963–present |
Notable work | Horrid Henry Evil Evie |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | |
| Relatives | Anne Simon (sister) |
| Writing career | |
| Genre | Children's literature |
Francesca Isabella SimonMBE (born 23 February 1955) is a British author who resides in North London. She is most famous for writing the Horrid Henry and Evil Evie series of children's books.
She is the daughter of screenwriter and playwright Mayo Simon (not to be confused with Simon Mayo, a British radio DJ).
Biography
Simon was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. She grew up in California and studied at Yale and Jesus College, Oxford, where she majored in medieval studies and Old English. Simon worked as a journalist, writing for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Mail on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph and Vogue (US). She is married to an English husband, Martin Stamp, and has one son called Joshua (born 1989). Simon got the idea for the Horrid Henry books when a friend asked her to write a story about a horrid child. She also wanted to write about si
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Trollope Society
Anthony & Me ~ 33rd AGM Annual Lecture with Francesca Simon
Francesca Simon is the author of the Horrid Henry series of children’s books and an avid fan of Anthony Trollope, whose work ethic inspired her to achieve her literary goals.
In the ongoing global health crisis, the Trollope Society took its AGM online for the first time and, in another innovation, featured not a lecture but a conversation between author Francesca Simon and Society Chair Dominic Edwardes.
Dominic: Welcome Francesca. You have a very personal relationship with Trollope. How has he influenced you as a person?
Francesca: I do. I love Trollope. In fact, I always have his picture at my desk as I find him a very inspiring and warm presence in my life. We are on first name terms, as I’m sure he’s on first name terms with many of you. I met Anthony in the late 70s when I came to Oxford to do a second degree in Old and Middle English and I was staying with some family friends. They mentioned that they thought their house had inspired The Small House at Allington. I’d never heard of Trollope or this house but I thought, “Well I must try to read this guy”, and it was a total revelation to me because I found Trollope to be like my spirit guide to the perplexing place where I
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Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
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