The Silver Sword and the New Windmill Series: The Legacy of Ian and Anne Serraillier

Abstract Ian Serraillier is best remembered for his children’s book, The Silver Sword , first published in 1956. However, along with wife Anne, he was also instrumental creating New Windmill Series, an imprint of Heinemann Educational Books, and one the collections teenage fiction aimed education market. This article discusses way which Serraillier’s ideological beliefs, rooted Quaker faith, can be traced not only through nuanced depiction children displaced by war but objectives list. It explores Serrailliers’ progressive approach to provision reading material young people moving towards adulthood, their early understanding need broach contested complex boundaries between adults’ fiction. Series created 1949 Serrailliers remained list’s editors driving force over thirty years, throughout a period great sociological political change. Both books selected list reflect attitudes sharing difficult truths challenging ideas this audience changed ever during time, due no small part work visionary authors such as Serrailliers.