| A child's book of warriors. By: William Canton and illustrator Herbert Cole ( children's literature.) Contributor(s): Cole, Herbert (Author), Canton, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1539309789 ISBN-13: 9781539309789 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 8" W x 10" (0.62 lbs) 134 pages |
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| Publisher Description: William Canton (27 October 1845 - 2 May 1926) was a British poet, journalist and writer, now best known for his contributions to children's literature. These include his series of three books, beginning with The Invisible Playmate, written for his daughter Winifred Vida (1891-1901). In his lifetime he was known for his use of recent archeological evidence of prehistory in his poetry.He was born at Chusan in China to a Catholic family of civil servants. His childhood was spent mostly in Jamaica. He studied for the priesthood at Douai and later in Paris, but eventually abandoned the presthood as a vocation to become a teacher and writer. He later left the Roman Catholic Church to become a protestant. He worked as a journalist in London and Glasgow, where he became editor of the Glasgow Weekly Herald and later a leader-writer for the Glasgow Herald |