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| Book Number | B0010268 |
|---|---|
| Title | Portraits and Speculations |
| Author(s) | Author: Ransome, Arthur [Mitchell] Arthur [Mitchell] Ransome (1884 to 1967)—English author and journalist, born in Leeds and best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books (Swallows and Amazons, Swallowdale, Peter Duck, Winter Holiday, Coot Club, Pigeon Post, We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea, Secret Water, The Big Six, Missee Lee, The Picts And The Martyrs: or Not Welcome At All and Great Northern?). He was also the author of forty or so other titles including other children's books, fishing books, sailing books and books on politics |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Edition identified by: '1913' on the foot of the title page, no later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information and the last book listed in the list of books published is 'Oscar Wilde: A Critical Study''. [References: Arthur Ransome: A Bibliography [Winchester Bibliographies of 20th Century Writers] by Wayne G. Hammond, reference 14.1 and A Ransome Book-Case by John Cowen, page 26] Hardcover, Octavo (20-25 cm high). Xii and 228 printed pages in black cloth with gilt 'Portraits and Speculations', 'Arthur Ransome' and 'MacMillan & Co.' on the spine, issued in dust jacket [not present] |
| Publisher(s) | Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1913 Macmillan and Co. Limited—(Founded in 1843) A British publisher founded by Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, two brothers from the Isle of Arran which has published works for Charles Kingsley, Thomas Hughes, Francis Turner Palgrave, Christina Rossetti, Matthew Arnold, Lewis Carroll, Alfred Tennyson, Thomas Hardy and Rudyard Kipling. [McBride page 65] [Zempel and Verkler page 269] . |
| Series | No |
| Content | Content A collection of essays on literary themes originally written for the publisher 'Stephen Swift', but its founder 'Charles Granville' had to flee the country to escape a charge of bigamy before publication. |
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