Paul Dowswell
Encyclopedia
Paul Dowswell is a British writer of non-fiction and fiction, writing mainly for children and young adults. He has written over 60 books, mostly with history as the subject, but also about geography, natural history, and science.
. Before that he worked for Time–Life, BBC Books
, the Science Museum
and the British Library Sound Archive
.
Background
Dowswell has worked in publishing for over twenty years. He went freelance in 1999 after spending eight years a senior editor with Usborne PublishingUsborne Publishing
Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a United Kingdom-based publisher of children's literature.Founded by Peter Usborne in 1973, Usborne Publishing uses an in-house team of writers, editors and designers and is translated into over 55 languages...
. Before that he worked for Time–Life, BBC Books
BBC Books
BBC Books is an imprint majority owned and managed by Random House. The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation...
, the Science Museum
Science Museum (London)
The Science Museum is one of the three major museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. The museum is a major London tourist attraction....
and the British Library Sound Archive
British Library Sound Archive
The British Library Sound Archive in London, England is one of the largest collections of recorded sound in the world, including music, spoken word and ambient recordings....
.
Fiction
- Powder Monkey (2005)
- Prison Ship (2006)
- Battle Fleet (2007)
- Ausländer (2009)
Non-fiction (selected)
- Tales of Real Escape (1994)
- Tales of Real Survival (1995)
- Tales of Real Heroism (1996)
- Tales of Real Adventure (1996)
- True Spy Stories (2002)
- True Escape Stories (2002)
- True Survival Stories (2002)
- True Stories of Heroes (2002)
- True Ghost Stories (2002)
- True Polar Stories (2002)
- True Everest Stories (2002)
- True Adventure Stories (2003)
- True Stories of the Second World War (2003)
- Sutton Hoo. The Anglo Saxon way of life and death (2004)
- Introduction to the Second World War (2005)
- War Stories (2006)