Down Ryton Water
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| Author | Eva Roe Gaggin |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Elmer Hader |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 369 |
Down Ryton Water is a 1940 children's historical novel written by Eva Roe Gaggin and illustrated by Elmer Hader. It tells the story of the Separatists of Scrooby and the Pilgrim Fathers through the first-person narrative of young Matt Over.[1]
The book received a Newbery Honor in 1941.[2] The New York Times praised the novel's richness and scope, overlooking its narrative dissonance – Matt, a boy, seemily has a feminine viewpoint.[3]
