In Clive's Command : A Story Of The Fight For India [A Quite British View, For Adolescents]

Language: English

Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, New York, 1906

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(Vi), 449 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Green, Red And Tan. First American Printing. Herbert Strang Was The Pseudonym Of Two English Authors, George Herbert Ely (1866–1958) And Charles James L'estrange (1867–1947). They Specialized In Writing Adventure Stories For Boys, Both Historical And Modern-Day, In The Juvenile Imperialist Genre Common From The 1860'S To 1910'S. Both Men Were Staff Members Of Oxford University Press, Which Published Their Books, Giving Them A Patina Of Social Status And Approval For The Clueless Parents Of Their Intended Readership. Their Work Showed A Broad General Debt To That Of Jules Verne; Round The World In Seven Days Was One Of Their Most Popular Books. Ely And L'estrange Have Been Classified As "Popular Writers Of Imperial Fiction" And "Successors Of G. A. Henty". The Pseudonym Was Also Employed For Several Series Of Anthologies, Works "Edited By Herbert Strang" That Included The Big Book Of School Stories For Boys And The Oxford Annual For Scouts. There Was In Addition An Anthology Series For Girls By "Mrs Herbert Strang", Who Was Also Given As The Author Of Some Adventure Books For Girls, Notably The Girl Crusoes, A Robinsonade. Slight Usage; No Marks; Six Small Lighter Spots On Spine; Faint Damp Staining In Upper Corner Of Tissue Guard, Title And Contents Pages.

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Title
In Clive's Command : A Story Of The Fight For India [A Quite British View, For Adolescents]
Author
Strang, Herbert (George Herbert Ely (1866–1958) And Charles James L'estrange (1867–1947); Plates By William Rainey
Publisher
The Bobbs-Merrill Company, New York
Publication year
1906
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Plates
Edition
First Americn Edition
Printing
1st Printing
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Childrens Books 1901-1950, India, Pakistan and Ceylon / Sri LAnka (South Central Asia): History, Art, Culture and Travel

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