Quote by: Noel Streatfeild

It's about that applause I want to speak to you. I want you to remember that when you've done a little dance or a song or sketch, the applause which you get is not only because you yourself have done your best, but because each of those men is seeing in you someone he loves at home, and because of you is able to forget for a little while the unhappiness of not being in his home, and in some cases the great tragedy of not knowing what has happened to the children in his family.


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Author Bio


  • NameNoel Streatfeild
  • DescriptionBritish children's author 1895-1986
  • AliasesMary Noel Streatfeild; Noelle Sonning
  • BornDecember 24, 1895
  • DiedSeptember 11, 1986
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • WorksBallet Shoes; The Circus Is Coming; Curtain Up; The Painted Garden; White Boots; Wintle's Wonders; Saplings
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire