tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post5165933719832617061..comments2024-03-27T06:42:26.250-07:00Comments on Seven Miles of Steel Thistles: Magical Classics: 'The Last of the Dragons' by A. de QuinceyKatherine Langrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-35596571074735371792020-05-05T05:28:22.152-07:002020-05-05T05:28:22.152-07:00How frustrating! How frustrating! Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-53465481755436673352020-05-02T12:40:04.716-07:002020-05-02T12:40:04.716-07:00I contacted the publishers and confirm that they h...I contacted the publishers and confirm that they have no records to establish whether de Quincey was male or female. Interestingly they could find no records of an address and could not say whether royalties were paid. When I told them I had, as an intellectual exercise for personal use, created an ebook they told me I had no right to do this.mjr38ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360791199342423434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-60589845480136865292018-06-14T00:54:20.599-07:002018-06-14T00:54:20.599-07:00Alas, I can't help. I see abebooks has no know...Alas, I can't help. I see abebooks has no knowledge of it. But good luck!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-18045292424232383722018-06-06T12:40:47.482-07:002018-06-06T12:40:47.482-07:00I'm trying to find a copy of this book for my ...I'm trying to find a copy of this book for my father in law he has fond memories of it as a child. I appreciate this will be like looking for gold dust! But if anyone has any ideas where I might find a copy I'd be grateful!!Elzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086314009959785402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-40287066992604132472017-01-20T06:06:29.208-08:002017-01-20T06:06:29.208-08:00I read the book translated to Czech when I was a k...I read the book translated to Czech when I was a kid, about 50 years ago, and loved it. By the way, the translators mus have known (or thought) that the author was male, because they did not add the feminine suffix to the surname.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-15252667270435458432014-10-21T01:04:42.700-07:002014-10-21T01:04:42.700-07:00How fantastic! As for Kindle - who knows? How fantastic! As for Kindle - who knows? Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-54677475072596940252014-10-14T11:10:58.632-07:002014-10-14T11:10:58.632-07:00I have a First Edition of "The Last of the Dr...I have a First Edition of "The Last of the Dragons" which was given to me as a child and I still have it and it si well used having been read many times over the years. What about a Kindle version?mjr38ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360791199342423434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-64200085029420343482013-06-23T01:29:17.262-07:002013-06-23T01:29:17.262-07:00It's certainly an unusual name - and a lovely-...It's certainly an unusual name - and a lovely-looking book! Thanks to Lucy for the post, and to all of you for for all the help so far! Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-8916830579740995602013-06-22T16:06:05.803-07:002013-06-22T16:06:05.803-07:00Perhaps you could contact Hamish Hamilton Publishe...Perhaps you could contact Hamish Hamilton Publishers and see whether they have any records on this author:<br /><br />http://fivedials.com/contact <br /><br />Carrie-Ann Biondihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09769201617294313094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-18038930649582060172013-06-22T15:59:01.550-07:002013-06-22T15:59:01.550-07:00The best I could find so far is, according to this...The best I could find so far is, according to this website, one Mary A. De Quincey, who was born in Yorkshire in 1893:<br /><br />http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gsfn=Ruth+A&gsln=De+Q+Quincey&db=uki1901&gss=seo&hc=20 <br /> <br /><br /><br />Brian Robb was born in Yorkshire in 1913.<br /><br />I'll keep looking..... I love a good mystery!<br />Carrie-Ann Biondihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09769201617294313094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-47132381089791106972013-06-21T22:00:02.221-07:002013-06-21T22:00:02.221-07:00Nice book! I would like to read it!Illustrations a...Nice book! I would like to read it!Illustrations are very nice too :)Hindustankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511421203148396188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-71054748966926414942013-06-21T06:41:27.463-07:002013-06-21T06:41:27.463-07:00Fascinating stuff and what a lovely book! I looked...Fascinating stuff and what a lovely book! I looked for the author but could find no details - so difficult with just an initial 'A'. What I did find is a third book - 'My Kingdom For A Cow!' - also illustrated by Brian Robb (1948).Mark Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271587070391155947noreply@blogger.com