Sophie Masson

Sophie Masson

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Australia  ·  Internationally published author of children's and teenage novels and proud owner of blog A la mode frangourou, a French Australian look at food.
Sophie Masson
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Children in old paintings
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Children in old paintings / You rarely see children in old paintings, but these are some of my favourites.
The Fairy Dancers
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The Fairy Dancers / This board is about my children's books, The Fairy Dancers, and The Fairy Dancers: Dancing Days, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini. Published by ABC Books.
Jules Verne's Mikhail Strogoff
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Jules Verne's Mikhail Strogoff / Places and other from the world's best adventure novel, set in Russia at the time of the Tsars, coming back soon in a brand new translation!
My own colour photos of Russia, 2010
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My own colour photos of Russia, 2010 / In homage to the glorious old colour photos by Russian photographer S. M. Prokudin-Gorskii from the early 20th century, I present mine taken 100 years later, in Russia
Wildlife in our garden
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Wildlife in our garden / The gorgeous animals and birds that frequent our Australian country garden!
Two Trickster Tales from Russia
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Two Trickster Tales from Russia / Illustrations from the launch title for Christmas Press, a small publishing house I've started with two friends. We have a crowdfunding campaign for it at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/first-christmas-press-picture-book
Scarlet in the Snow inspirations
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Scarlet in the Snow inspirations / Some of the inspirations that went into my recent fairytale novel, Scarlet in the Snow
Beautiful old colour photos of Russia
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Beautiful old colour photos of Russia / From 1910-1920, by S. M. Prokudin-Gorskii
Early colour photos, Paris
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Early colour photos, Paris / Beautiful early colour photos--1910-1920 of Paris. These are real colour photos, not hand-coloured black and white ones.
Favourite poets
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Favourite poets
Pseudonymous novels
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Pseudonymous novels
Favourite Russian fiction
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Favourite Russian fiction
Favourite mythical figures
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Favourite mythical figures
As inspired by: updated classics
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As inspired by: updated classics
Favourite fairytales and legends
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Favourite fairytales and legends
Book characters I love
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Book characters I love
Inspirational stuff
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Inspirational stuff / Pictures, places, people, stories, whatever--the inspiration behind some of my books
www.alamodefrangourou.blogspot.comMy Style
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www.alamodefrangourou.blogspot.comMy Style
My books
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My books / Some of my books
Favourite historical characters
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Favourite historical characters / Some of the figures that fascinate me
Favorite Places & Spaces
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Favorite Places & Spaces
For the Home
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For the Home / Not so usual home improvements and products..
More ideas from Sophie

Bibliophile, Construction, Building

Russian peasants, 1909, photo by Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky

Peasants harvesting hay in From the album "Views along the Mariinskii Canal and river system, Russian Empire". Creator(s): Sergej Michajlovič Prokudin-Gorskij, photographer.

The Kremlin seen from the Moskova river--the first scene in Mikhail Strogoff is set in one of the palaces within the Kremlin citadel's walls. Photo by Sophie Masson

The Kremlin seen from the Moskova river--the first scene in Mikhail Strogoff is set in one of the palaces within the Kremlin citadel's walls. Photo by Sophie Masson

Second map by Jules Ferat in original 1876 edition of the book

Second map by Jules Ferat in original 1876 edition of the book

Map by Jules Ferat(in original 1876 edition of Michel Strogoff) of the first part of Mikhail's journey

Map by Jules Ferat(in original 1876 edition of Michel Strogoff) of the first part of Mikhail's journey

Sketch by David Allan for new translation of Mikhail Strogoff. Check out www.eaglebooksadventure.com

Sketch by David Allan for new translation of Mikhail Strogoff. Check out www.eaglebooksadventure.com

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, who was the inspiration for the Tsar in Mikhail Strogoff.

Tsar Alexander II of Russia, who was the inspiration for the Tsar in Mikhail Strogoff.

Cossacks with the photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorky, around 1910.
The Governor's palace in Nizhny Novgorod, the town that is the scene of a fantastic chapter in Mikhail Strogoff.

The Governor's palace in Nizhny Novgorod, the town that is the scene of a fantastic chapter in Mikhail Strogoff.

Perm in the Urals, one of the places where Mikhail stops on his epic journey from Moscow to Siberia. This photo taken around 1910 by Sergei Prokudin-Gorky