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| Book Number | B0010269 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Elixir of Life |
| 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—[References: Arthur Ransome: A Bibliography [Winchester Bibliographies of 20th Century Writers] by Wayne G. Hammond, reference A15] Hardcover, 12 mo (17.5-20 cm high). viii, 312 printed pages bound in blue cloth with blue decoration and a pink dust jacket with red panels and black decoration. 1500 copies printed, but only 1200 bound, the others being recorded as wasted |
| Publisher(s) | Methuen and Co. Limited, London, 1915 Methuen and Co Limited—(Founded in 1889) A British publishing house founded by Sir Algernon Methuen and headed by. E. V. Lucas from 1924, which published works by Henry James, D. H. Lawrence, T. S. Eliot, A. A. Milne, Kenneth Grahame, Ruth Manning-Sanders as well as The Arden Shakespeare series and The Adventures of Tintin. [McBride page 69] [Zempel and Verkler page 284] . |
| Series | No |
| Content | Content An eighteenth century romance about a young gentleman, his uncle, a Satanic philosopher and a damsel in distress. |
| Download Link | Download Printable Details |
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