L. du Garde Peach

Lawrence du Garde Peach, who wrote under the name L. du Garde Peach, was an English author and playwright for radio, stage, and screen. He is best remembered as the author of over thirty works in the Adventure from History series of non-fiction books for children which was published by Ladybird Books between 1957 and his death in 1974. It was the largest series Ladybird produced, and remained in print until 1986.

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