Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Ransome Illustrated

Arthur Ransome

Synopsis

The beloved children’s author Arthur Ransome is noted for popularising the pattern for “holiday adventure” stories. A writer of various genres, his first success, ‘Bohemia in London’, is a partly autobiographical account of his early days. He also published a noted general ‘History of Story-Telling’, as well as landmark critical works on Edgar Allan Poe and Oscar Wilde. During the Great War, Ransome worked as a war correspondent in Russia, where he studied native folktales, which he retold for children. He also wrote extensively about his passion of angling, producing the seminal work in its field, ‘Rod and Line’. This eBook presents Ransome’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
 
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ransome’s life and works* Concise introductions to the major works* Rare children’s books, with the original artwork* Many rare texts appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Rare short stories available in no other collection* Includes Ransome’s rare non-fiction works* Features the celebrated autobiography – discover Ransome’s intriguing life* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
 
CONTENTS:
 
Other Children’s BooksThe Child’s Book of the Seasons (1906)Pond and Stream (1906)The Things in our Garden (1906)The Hoofmarks of the Faun (1911)Old Peter’s Russian Tales (1916)Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme (1920)The Soldier and Death (1922)
 
The Horror NovelThe Elixir of Life (1915)
 
The Short StoriesMiscellaneous Stories
 
The Non-FictionThe Souls of the Streets and Other Little Papers (1904)Bohemia in London (1907)A History of Story-telling (1909)Edgar Allan Poe (1910)Oscar Wilde (1912)Portraits and Speculations (1913)Six Weeks in Russia (1919)The Crisis in Russia (1921)Racundra’s First Cruise (1923)Rod and Line (1929)Racundra’s Third Cruise (1972)
 
The AutobiographyThe Autobiography of Arthur Ransome (1976)

Disponible depuis: 15/06/2023.

Longueur d'impression: 1020 pages.

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