Richard Armstrong (writer)
Ralph Richard Armstrong | |
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| Born | 18 June 1903 Walbottle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland |
| Died | 30 May 1986 |
| Occupation | author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Subject | sea stories |
| Notable works |
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| Children | John (deceased) |
Richard Armstrong (18 June 1903 – 30 May 1986) was an English writer who wrote for both adults and children. Most of his books were novels set at sea, or sea stories. For one of those, Sea Change, he won the 1948 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. He is also known for a biography of Grace Darling in which he challenges the conventional story: Grace Darling: Maid and Myth (1965). He is often described on the cover of his books as "author and mariner".