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The Little Duke (Richard the Fearless) [Buy it!] | Charlotte M Yonge | USD 11.60 (Thu May 30 00:24:38 2024) | AbebooksUK | Boscolla Books | [publisher: Macmillan & Co Ltd, London] Hardcover Charlotte M Yonge (1823-1901) was a popular 19th century English novelist who 'wrote to the service of the church', especially the Oxford Movement. 'The Little Duke' was the 1st of her historical tales for children, 1st serialised 1851 and published as longer book 1854.The child hero is Richard Duke of Normandy, the great-grandfather of William the Conqueror. Hardback in dark blue cloth with impressed gold motif on front & gold lettering on spine. Cover marked on front and faded & scuffed on spine. Text and binding good, apart from discoloured blank endpapers. Pages have been cut so are uneven. 5 illustrations of b & w engravings, inc. tissue-protected frontispiece. [Falmouth, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1901] Show/Hide image |