The beloved childrenās author Arthur Ransome is noted for popularising the pattern for āholiday adventureā stories. A writer of various genres, his first success, āBohemia in Londonā, is a partly autobiographical account of his early days. He also published a noted general āHistory of Story-Tellingā, 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, āRod and Lineā. This eBook presents Ransomeās collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ransomeās life and works
* Concise introductions to the major works
* Rare childrenās 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 Ransomeās rare non-fiction works
* Features the celebrated autobiography ā discover Ransomeās intriguing life
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
CONTENTS:
Other Childrenās Books
The Childās Book of the Seasons (1906)
Pond and Stream (1906)
The Things in our Garden (1906)
The Hoofmarks of the Faun (1911)
Old Peterās Russian Tales (1916)
Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme (1920)
The Soldier and Death (1922)
The Horror Novel
The Elixir of Life (1915)
The Short Stories
Miscellaneous Stories
The Non-Fiction
The 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)
Racundraās First Cruise (1923)
Rod and Line (1929)
Racundraās Third Cruise (1972)
The Autobiography
The Autobiography of Arthur Ransome (1976)