Gutta-Percha Willie; The Working Genius
Gutta-Percha Willie; The Working Genius

Author: George MacDonald

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-05-21

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 3387336381

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Submarine Telegraphy and the Hunt for Gutta Percha
Submarine Telegraphy and the Hunt for Gutta Percha

Author: Helen Godfrey

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-03-20

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9004357289

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In Submarine Telegraphy and the Hunt for Gutta Percha, Helen Godfrey traces the connections between submarine telegraphy and the peoples of Singapore and Sarawak (Borneo) who supplied 'gutta percha', the latex insulating the world network of undersea telegraph cables. The book examines the complex inter-relationships linking metropolitan and local environments in a trade once described as a matter of interest to the whole civilized world. Using previously untapped corporate and official archives, trade data and a rich documentary record, the study explores the roles of cable producers, scientists, administrators, and local Chinese and indigenous traders. It reveals how a global trade may transcend technological, geographic and cross-cultural challenges, even hostilities. Motivations and outcomes are more complex than simple commercial gain.

A Double Story
A Double Story

Author: George MacDonald

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-11-11

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13:

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"A Double Story" by George MacDonald. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

George MacDonald: A Writer's Life
George MacDonald: A Writer's Life

Author: Michael Phillips

Publisher: Rosetta Books

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 1015

ISBN-13: 0795352735

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The leading MacDonald scholar and biographer presents the most comprehensive work to date on the 19th century author’s life and work. Best known for his fiction and fairy tales, such as the immortal classics Robert Falconer and At the Back of the North Wind, the Victorian author and theologian George MacDonald inspired some of the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Most notably, C.S. Lewis credits MacDonald’s books with inspiring his works of fantasy fiction as well as putting him on the path to Christianity. In this major biographical work, MacDonald scholar Michael Phillips examines how the events of the author’s life contributed to his work and legacy. Referring to this volume as a “bibliographic biography,” Phillips brings his expertise to bear on the complete corpus of MacDonald’s fiction, pointing out each book’s essential themes, and offering insights into how each title can be most perceptively be read.