THE LIFE STORY OF AN OTTER. By J.C. Tregarthen. With illustrations.
(1909) c.1912 US edition. 8vo (134 x 209mm). Ppxiii,188. B/w photograph plates. Maroon cloth, otter motif and gilt title to embossed panel, spine titled in gilt.
Novel of the life and struggles of an otter in turn of the century West Cornwall. Follows a similar pattern to Henry Williamson's later novel Tarka the Otter, for which this book probably provided the inspiration. By one of the first Bards of the Cornish Gorsedh, son of Captain Tregarthen of Tregarthen's Hotel, Scilly, and literary protege of Miss Marie Corelli. First published in Adam and Charles Black's Animal Autobiographies series.
Novel of the life and struggles of an otter in turn of the century West Cornwall. Follows a similar pattern to Henry Williamson's later novel Tarka the Otter, for which this book probably provided the inspiration. By one of the first Bards of the Cornish Gorsedh, son of Captain Tregarthen of Tregarthen's Hotel, Scilly, and literary protege of Miss Marie Corelli. First published in Adam and Charles Black's Animal Autobiographies series.
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Book Code
51919
| Author | Tregarthen (John Coulson). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 51919 |
| ISBN | B00085QG4Q. |
| Book Description | Spine slightly faded, browning to edges and end-papers. Good-plus. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1912 |
| Publisher | Hearst's International Library Co. |
| Place | New York. |