Children of the wind, ca. 1922.

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Children of the wind, ca. 1922.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56194008

This undated manuscript of Children of the wind was delivered by Shiel to the publisher Grant Richards on 22 June 1922. It is an adventure novel in which a lost heiress takes over an African tribe; themes consist of tribal warfare, including "biological warfare" and lesbianism. The book has been described as "a full-blooded story done in his fabulously refreshing style" written after a ten-year hiatus. The novel was first published by Richards in 1923.

868 leaves.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7751956

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Richards, Grant, 1872-1948

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English publisher and author; full name: Franklin Thomas Grant Richards. From the description of Grant Richards papers, 1897-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 319637744 British author and publisher. From the description of Grant Richards collection of A.E. Housman material, 1898-1947 (bulk 1910-1942). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980264 Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/...

Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps), 1865-1947

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Matthew Phipps Shiel began life in the West Indies of Irish parentage and later studied languages and medicine in London, before the appearance of his first book Prince Zaleski, in 1895. He subsequently wrote over thirty novels including such classic works as The Lord of the Sea, The Yellow Danger, How the Old Woman Got Home, and his science fiction masterpiece, The Purple Cloud. From the description of Children of the wind, ca. 1922. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldC...