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1974 Whitbread Awards

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The Whitbread Awards (1971–2005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1974.

Contents

Children's Book

Winner:

  • Russell Hoban & Quentin Blake, How Tom Beat Captain Najork & His Hired Sportsmen
  • Jill Paton Walsh, The Emperor's Winding Sheet

    • First Book

    Winner:

  • Claire Tomalin, The Life And Death of Mary Wollstonecraft

    • Novel

    Winner:

  • Iris Murdoch, The Sacred & Profane Love Machine

    • Biography

    Winner:

  • Andrew Boyle, Poor Dear Brendan

    • References

    1974 Whitbread Awards Wikipedia
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