Frances Kemble

The Adventures of Mr. John Timothy Homespun in Switzerland. [by F. A. Butler.] Stolen from the French of Tartaron De Tareascon Aux Alpes [or Rather, Imita Frances Kemble

Publisher Marketing: Title: The adventures of Mr. John Timothy Homespun in Switzerland. [By F. A. Butler.] Stolen from the French of Tartaron de Tareascon aux Alpes [or rather, imitated from "Tartarin sur les Alpes," by Alphonse Daudet]. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Kemble, Frances; Daudet, Alphonse; 1889. pp. 65. 22 cm. 11779.bb.21.(3.) Contributor Bio:  Daudet, Alphonse (1840-1897). Ecrivain a succes de la fin du XIXe siecle, Alphonse Daudet mele dans son oeuvre, fantaisie, merveilleux et realisme ironique. Apres des annees de misere, il connait le succes des 1862. Devenu critique dramatique, il frequente a partir des annees 1870 les soirees naturalistes de Zola.