Albert Smith

The Struggle and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole ... with 26 Etchings by J. Leech, and a Biographical Sketch of the Author [By Edmund Yates]. Albert Smith

Publisher Marketing: Title: The Struggle and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole ... With 26 etchings by J. Leech, and a biographical sketch of the author [by Edmund Yates]. 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 Smith, Albert; Leech, John; 1897. xxiii. 599 p.; 8 . 12621.dd.27. Contributor Bio:  Smith, Albert Albert Smith joined the RAF at sixteen and completed 90 missions in Wellingtons and Mosquitos. Contributor Bio:  Leech, John John Leech (1817-1864) was a well regarded English caricaturist, whose works often appeared in Punch and the London News. An accomplished lithographer and engraver, Leech's illustrations illuminated the original edition of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol.