THE LIFE STORY OF AN OTTER. By J.C. Tregarthen. With illustrations.
(1909) 1915 reprint. 8vo (145 x 208mm). Ppxiv,188 + 4pp ads. B/w photograph plates. Binding A - Green cloth, upper board and 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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61360
| Author | Tregarthen (John Coulson). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 61360 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Shaken and foxed, spine discoloured, rather used but reading copy only. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1915 |
| Publisher | John Murray. |
| Place | London. |