Henry W Hewet

Cinderella: or the Little Glass Slipper Henry W Hewet

Publisher Marketing: Cinderella by Henry W Hewet. (Text as it was first published in 1855) "HERE once lived a gentleman and his wife, who were the parents of a lovely little daughter. When this child was only nine years of age, her mother fell sick. Finding her death coming on, she called her child to her and said to her, "My child, always be good; bear everything that happens to you with patience, and whatever evil and troubles you may suffer, you will be happy in the end if you are so. " Then the poor lady died, and her daughter was full of great grief at the loss of a mother so good and kind. " About the Author Henry W. Hewet is somewhat of an enigma in that it has been difficult to find any biographical material to explain who or what he really was. However, after much searching, it seems that Henry W Hewet may have had several vocations such as an engraver, editor and possibly a publisher. Throughout history. Henry W. Hewet is attributed on a number of works, which are mostly Fairy Tales such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood. Puss in Boots, and such like. He has also been involved with historical works and several Shakespeare plays. Today, Henry W. Hewet is mostly remembered as the author of a number of Fairy Tales - usually 'Cinderella' - when actually he was just the engraver ! Contributor Bio:  Barnes, Robert Robert Barnes Educated at the universities of Grenoble, Oxford and Reading, Robert taught English & Drama in Sussex, London, Oxford and Cambridge for fifteen years. During this time he also wrote and directed a number of children's plays and musicals, one of which was reviewed in The Times Educational Supplement. Having held posts including Housemaster, Director of Studies, Academic Director and Deputy Head, Robert left the classroom for Los Angeles, where he wrote two screenplays. Returning to London, he managed a Mayfair art gallery before being selected for a writing course at The Guardian, which led to a job in advertising, working for an Omnicom agency. After a spell in marketing, running a portfolio of European accounts, he went freelance and worked as a communications consultant for many blue-chip clients. He won the D&AD Yellow Pencil in the category 'Writing for Design'. In 2002 he took on responsibility as Principal and Senior Partner of the independent school his father founded in 1955. He was appointed Headmaster in 2004. In 2006 he successfully negotiated the sale of the school to a large educational charity, The Girls' Day School Trust. In 2009 Robert left the school to pursue his writing career full time.