Q's Historical Legacy - 7 - Tales of Ardevora II
Author | : N. P. Cooper |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2019-08-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780244128340 |
ISBN-13 | : 0244128340 |
Rating | : 4/5 (340 Downloads) |
Download or read book Q's Historical Legacy - 7 - Tales of Ardevora II written by N. P. Cooper and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume recounts tales of St. Ives and Prussia Cove smugglers, a corrupted election (when a wealthy woman took advantage of an error to vote) and a developing friendship between a wealthy man and a fisherman due to the activities of the fisherman's granddaughter; Now surpassed in fame as a writer by his daughter's best friend, Daphne du Maurier, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch ('Q') was the pre-eminent Cornish writer of Victorian & Edwardian times and founder of the Cambridge University school of English Literature. Q is of particular interest since his fiction was very often based on factual events long passed from memory.