Raymond Briggs

Born 18 January 1934 · Died August 9, 2022

Raymond Briggs was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, to parents Ernest Redvers Briggs (1900–1971), a milkman, and Ethel Bowyer (1895–1971), a former lady's maid-turned-housewife, who married in 1930. His other known relatives are: an adoptive paternal grandmother (his father's step-mother), his maternal grandparents, and two maternal uncles who died during childhood.

Books by Raymond Briggs in order

Books by Raymond Briggs in the order they were published, from Ring-a-ring O' Roses (1962) to Ethel y Ernest (2021).

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