Complete Collection of Francis Brett Young's Works and Biographies. Includes a letter from the author [47 items]

Young, Francis Brett; Young, Jessica Brett; Hall, Michael

ISBN 10: 1854112082 / ISBN 13: 9781854112088

Published by Published by Heinemann, Collins, Cassell, Francis Brett Young Society, Seren 1922-1997, London and Bridgend, 1922

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Novels: Undergrowth (first edition thus 1925) popular edition Cassell; Deep Sea Pocket edition No date Pocket edition Collins with dust jacket; The Dark Tower (second impression 1922); Iron Age circa 1930 no date dust jacket Cassell; The Crescent Moon (first edition 1925) Collins; The Tragic Bride No date Cassell; The Red Knight (reprint 1922) Collins (poor spine); Cold Harbour (1924 Collins 1st edition) no end paper; Woodsmoke (1924 Collins 1st edition) (front of D/J pasted to endpaper); Sea Horses (3/6 edition 1927) Cassell (stained); The Key of Life (new impression 1929) Heinemann; Jim Redlake (reprint 1933) ; The Redlakes (1st edition 1930) Harper and Brothers ; Mr and Mrs Pennington (first edition 1931); This Little World (first edition 1934) signed to title page ; White Ladies (first edition 1935); Far Forest (First edition 1936) ; They Seek A Country (first edition 1937 ); City of Gold (first edition 1939) ex library (poor condition); Mr Lucton s Freedom (1st edition 1940) Heinemann ; A Man About the House (1942 1st edition) Heinemann . Short Stories: Cotswold Honey (1st edition 1940) Heinemann with Dust jacket; The Cage Bird (1st edition 1933). Poetry : The Island (first edition 1944); Poems 1916-1918 (Collins 1st edition 1919) with errata slip, quarter cloth boards. Children s Stories: The Christmas Box no date Illustrated by KayAmbrose with dust jacket, second copy no date no dust jacket (poorer copy). Miscellaneous: Portrait of a Village (first edition 1937) Illustrated with wood engravings by Hassell; Marching on Tanga (first thus) 1938 Collins Colour plates; In South Africa (first edition 1952) colour plates. Biography: Francis Brett Young, A Biography by Jessica Brett Young. Forward by C. P. Snow (first edition 1962); Francis Brett Young by Michael Hall (first edition 1997); The Francis Brett Young Society Journals numbers 36 (Dec 1996) and 40 (Dec 1998); Letter from Francis Brett Young to nephew Bob Dolboy re Jim Redlake . Severn Edition Heinemann editions: The Young Physician (reprint 1935); The Tragic Bride (first edition thus 1934); 2 copies of The Black Diamond (reprint 1947) one with dust jacket; The Red Knight Second copy (reprint 1954); Portrait of Clare (reprint 1933); My Brother Jonathan (reprint 1936); Black Roses (first edition, 1929); The House Under the Water (third edition 1932) ; White Ladies (reprint 1940), with dust-jacket; Dr Bradley Remembers (first edition thus 1940); Wistanslow (part of 3 novels) (1st edition 1956). First editions and later. Coloured cloth, some with illustrations or decoration to front boards, Severn editions have a map of the Severn to endpapers. , 17 x 11 cm to 30 x 22 cm One book has a torn spine, most spines and corners are rubbed, some boards are damp marked, one has split joints and library labels, most have foxing to block edges and occasionally to pages, the Michael Hall biography is in near fine condition, others are in fair to very good condition. Dustwrapper to Michael Hall biography is near fine, 6 others have dustwrappers that are edge worn with some tears or split joints, fair to good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Complete Collection of Francis Brett Young's Works and Biographies. Includes a letter from the author [47 items]
• Publisher: Published by Heinemann, Collins, Cassell, Francis Brett Young Society, Seren 1922-1997, London and Bridgend
• Publication Date: 1922
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854112082
• ISBN 13: 9781854112088
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated by Hassell and Kay Ambrose
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • fiction
  • biography
  • poetry

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Synopsis

Francis Brett Young (1884-1954) was one of the most prolific and successful authors of his era. During the inter-war years his novels (he wrote over thirty) were consistent bestsellers, were translated into eleven languages, and were made into movies. And yet, today, he is little known, hardly read.Hall's study of Young is an excellent inquiry into what makes a best-selling author, what decides literary fashion, how popular literature is created, and when and why does it cease to be popular. By charting Young's life and rediscovering his work, he provides an illuminating study of the economics of literature and the transience of popular consumption. Michael Hall is vice-chairman of the Francis Brett Hall Society, and a teacher and lecturer.