| The white wolf, and other fireside tales. By: Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch Contributor(s): Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1548522511 ISBN-13: 9781548522513 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.91 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2017 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 8" W x 10" (0.70 lbs) 154 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 21 November 1863 - 12 May 1944) was a Cornish writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication The Oxford Book Of English Verse 1250-1900 (later extended to 1918) and for his literary criticism. He influenced many who never met him, including American writer Helene Hanff, author of 84, Charing Cross Road and its sequel, Q's Legacy. His Oxford Book of English Verse was a favourite of John Mortimer's fictional character Horace Rumpole.Quiller-Couch was born in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall, by the union of two ancient local families, the Quiller family and the Couch family, and was the third in a line of intellectuals from the Couch family. His younger sisters Florence Mabel and Lilian M. were also writers and folklorists. His father, Dr. Thomas Quiller Couch (d. 1884), was a noted physician |
