Feats On The Fiord (Martineau/Ebbutt 1890s HC) Norway
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:17067383 | Subject: Literature & Fiction |
| Special Attributes: Illustrated | Binding: Hardcover |
Feats on the Fiord
"A Tale of Norway"by Harriet Martineau, illustrations by P. Ebbutt (GeorgeRoutledge & Sons undated (prob 1890s), embossed HC, 241pp +6pp acs, 5.25" x 7.5") - beveled cover edges Condition: GOOD (coverand spine slightly soiled with bright giltwork, light wear at spine topand bottom, light wear to corners; binding tight; no markings or inscriptions, pages crisp and clean; no evidence of handling or moisture damage) Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) was an English wr...iter and philosopher, renowned in her day as a controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist. In 1821 she began to write anonymously for the "Monthly Repository, " a Unitarian periodical, and in 1823 she published Devotional Exercises and Addresses, Prayers and Hymns. She had to earn her living, and, being precluded by deafness from teaching, took up authorship in earnest. Besides reviewing for the "Repository" she wrote stories (afterwards collected as Traditions of Palestine), gained in one year (1830) three essay-prizes of the Unitarian Association, and eked out her income by needlework. In 1831 she was seeking a publisher for a series of tales designed as Illustrations of Political Economy.Contents: Erlingsen's "At Home" Oddo's Walk Olaf and His News Roving Here and Roving There The Water-Sprites' Doings Spring Vogel Islet A Summer Apartment Hund's Report Seeking the Uplands Darymaids' Talk Peder Abroad Plot and Counterplot Midnight Mountain Fare Old Tales and Better Tidings The Watch on the Hill To Church
"A Tale of Norway"by Harriet Martineau, illustrations by P. Ebbutt (GeorgeRoutledge & Sons undated (prob 1890s), embossed HC, 241pp +6pp acs, 5.25" x 7.5") - beveled cover edges Condition: GOOD (coverand spine slightly soiled with bright giltwork, light wear at spine topand bottom, light wear to corners; binding tight; no markings or inscriptions, pages crisp and clean; no evidence of handling or moisture damage) Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) was an English wr...iter and philosopher, renowned in her day as a controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist. In 1821 she began to write anonymously for the "Monthly Repository, " a Unitarian periodical, and in 1823 she published Devotional Exercises and Addresses, Prayers and Hymns. She had to earn her living, and, being precluded by deafness from teaching, took up authorship in earnest. Besides reviewing for the "Repository" she wrote stories (afterwards collected as Traditions of Palestine), gained in one year (1830) three essay-prizes of the Unitarian Association, and eked out her income by needlework. In 1831 she was seeking a publisher for a series of tales designed as Illustrations of Political Economy.Contents: Erlingsen's "At Home" Oddo's Walk Olaf and His News Roving Here and Roving There The Water-Sprites' Doings Spring Vogel Islet A Summer Apartment Hund's Report Seeking the Uplands Darymaids' Talk Peder Abroad Plot and Counterplot Midnight Mountain Fare Old Tales and Better Tidings The Watch on the Hill To Church
