| The Ingoldsby Legends: Or, Mirth and Marvels Contributor(s): Ingoldsby, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0559573502 ISBN-13: 9780559573507 Publisher: BiblioLife OUR PRICE: $35.14 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: When Allan Quatermain, the colonial adventurer-explorer of H. Rider Haggard's novel 'King Solomon's Mines', is in need of either comfort or wisdom, he turns to the pages of 'The Ingoldsby Legends'. Originally published in 'Bentley's Miscellany', the collected 'Ingoldsby Legends' of 1840 was to be found on the shelves of any respectable private library. Myths, legends, and stories of ghosts are the quarry of a mind that strides effortlessly between humorous parody of medieval folklore and the Goliardic satire of individuals and institutions. But, perhaps more importantly, this 'lost' classic of the middle Victorian world provides a valuable insight into the imagination of a people who were to build the largest empire that the world had ever seen. This beautiful scholarly edition contains over twenty plates by some of England's best-known satirical cartoonists of the day. It is edited and introduced by G.A.R. Hamilton. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 9.21" W x 6.14" (1.64 lbs) 408 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. |
