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by Eve Garnett (Author, Illustrator) "Mrs Ruggles was a Washerwoman and her husband was a Dustman ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Books; New edition edition (25 May 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140367756
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140367751
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 264,116 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The story of life in a dustman's family 30 years ago. Mr and Mrs Ruggles had four boys and three girls, who all had different ways of enjoying themselves, almost none of which needed any money, which was just as well because their mother had to take in washing to help pay the bills.
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely book - it was always one of my great favourites., 15 Dec 2000
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My aunt bought me this book in 1956, when I was 10. It was always one of my great favourites.

It's a lovely book. I've never forgotten it. I think Eve Garnett won the Carnegie Prize with it in about 1947. If you've got a child who loves reading, do buy them this book. I've just found it while browsing through Amazon, and I'm going to buy myself a new copy of it and read it again.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing classic, 2 April 2006
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This review is from: The Family from One End Street: And Some of Their Adventures (Puffin Modern Classics) (Paperback)
I bought this book after hearing the author Jacqueline Wilson recommend it on T.V., up till then I'd never heard of it. ( It was published in the 1930's, long before I was born). Let me tell you I'm so glad that I did! This book is excellent. I was intrigued by Ms Wilson's comments on how the book is about poor children with holes in their clothes, and it makes such a change to read about the adventures of a working class family rather than the usual more privileged children. It's not a dark kitchen sink drama either. This book is full of the charm and humour of what life can be like in a large family with not much money to go round. Even though it was written in the 1930's it has suprisingly modern language and turns of phrase, the only aspect of the book which gives away it's age is the freedom the children enjoy. Walking for miles by themselves, smuggling on to boats, been given lifts by strangers...a lot of it will make the modern reader gasp, and feel a bit sad that we live in a much more cautious age.
The Puffin classic edition is beautifully published with Eve Garnett's original charming illustrations,a gorgeous cover and red endpapers.
Lastly, I think that this book will appeal to both boys and girls,as the adventures are had by both. I loved reading this book!!
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A book to cherish, 17 Feb 2004
This review is from: The Family from One End Street: And Some of Their Adventures (Puffin Modern Classics) (Paperback)
I first read this book 30 years ago and remember it vividly; it is one of the books that has stayed fondly in my memory ever since. The family are realistic, the "adventures" are plausible and being a sensitive child I could relate to them very well. The family may be from a different era but the issues - lack of money, big families are as relevant today as ever. Really a book to cherish forever.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Memories are made of this
Remebered that I had this book as a child, and ordered it so that I can keep it on my bookshelf for my grandchildren to read. Read more
Published 26 days ago by J. Mannion

4.0 out of 5 stars A delightful tale, with charming characters :-)
I picked up this book a few days ago and was delighted to find that at the end of the first chapter there was a paragraph that I had seen quoted in another book years ago - so it... Read more
Published 5 months ago by E. King

4.0 out of 5 stars Adventures of a Dustman's family
Eve Garnett wrote this lovely book about the Ruggles family so working-class children she encountered whilst doing 'slum work ' in the 1930s might have literature they could... Read more
Published 11 months ago by booksetc

5.0 out of 5 stars BLISSFUL MEMORIES
I first read this when I was about 9 yrs old and re read it over and over again. I lost mY copy and forgot about it until about 12 yeras ago when I saw a copy on my friends... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. D. M. Edwards

5.0 out of 5 stars The ten stories shine like pearls on a strand.
The ten stories of "The Family from One End Street" (1937) shine like pearls on a strand. Each one, at its core, has the roughness of the simple life to which Eve Garnett adds... Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2007 by Zoe Brillantes

5.0 out of 5 stars The family from One End Street
I loved this book as a child (in the 1970s) and have loved reading it again, this time out loud to my own daughter aged 7. Lovely gentle book.
Published on 5 July 2007 by SJJ

5.0 out of 5 stars Quaint little read
This is the story of life in the Ruggles family. The father is a dustman and the mother takes in laundry. There are 7 children- three girls and four boys. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2007 by kehs

4.0 out of 5 stars The Family From One End Street- a classic
This book was excellent. It contains the daily adventures of the Ruggles family. Don't be put off by the fact that it seems old. Inside it is something very special.
Published on 5 July 2006 by Catherine

4.0 out of 5 stars Wallow in Nostalgia
Like many others I first read this book about 30 years ago and I never forgot it. I purchased it again for my daughter but just had to take a peek again, and became absorbed in... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2005 by kimmy39

4.0 out of 5 stars Wallow in Nostalgia
I first read this book about 30 years ago and never forgot it. I purchased it again, primarily for my daughter to read, but just had to take a peek and once again I found myself... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2005 by kimmy39

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