The Family from One End Street

There is never a dull moment in the big, happy Ruggles family. Seven children - three girls and four boys - keep Mr and Mrs Ruggles busy with all their escapades - like Jim's unexpected ride through the air in a large drainpipe . . . then there's the time little Peg ends up in a London policeman's arms, Jo Junior sneaks into the cinema, and Baby William steals the show . . .

About the Author

Eve Garnett was born in 1900 in Worcestershire, and studied art at Chelsea Polytechnic and the Royal Academy School of Art. Whilst a student, she sketched the people of the East End slums and was haunted by the poverty she had witnessed, resolving to do something to bring the plight of the working-class family to people's attention. The Family from One End Street was originally published by Frederick Muller in 1937, followed by The Further Adventures of the Family from One End Street in 1956, and Holiday at Dew Drop Inn in 1962. She died in 1991.