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Bob, Son of Battle (Dodo Press)
Alfred Ollivant
Bob, Son of Battle (Dodo Press)
Alfred Ollivant
Alfred Ollivant (1874-1927) was an English novelist best known for his children's classic Bob, Son of Battle. He also wrote about a dozen other novels ranging from small-scale cautionary tales to grand historical epics. Ollivant was born in Manchester, England, in 1874 and became an author after a horse-riding injury ending his brief military career. Bob, Son of Battle, his first novel, was published in 1898. Set in rural Cumbria, in northern England, the novel centres on a suspected sheepkilling collie Bob. Even though most of the book's dialogue is written in the Cumbrian dialect, it gained a popular following in the United States. He even published a sequel, Danny, in 1903.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 10, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9781406531961 |
Publishers | Dodo Press |
Pages | 252 |
Dimensions | 150 × 14 × 225 mm · 371 g |
Language | English |
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