This Son of Vulcan. a Novel. by the Authors of Ready-money Mortiboy, Etc. [the Preface Signed: W. B. and J. R., I.e. Walter Besant and James Rice.]

Publisher Marketing: Title: This Son of Vulcan. A novel. By the authors of "Ready-money Mortiboy," etc. [The preface signed: W. B. and J. R., i.e. Walter Besant and James Rice.]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 NOVELS OF THE 18th & 19th CENTURIES collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection includes major and minor works from a period which saw the development and triumph of the English novel. These classics were written for a range of audiences and will engage any reading enthusiast. ++++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 Besant, Walter; Rice, James; 1876. 3 vol.; 8 . 12636.l.4. Contributor Bio:  Besant, Walter William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 - 23 September 1889) was an English novelist. Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 - 9 June 1901), was a english Writer. Contributor Bio:  Rice, James James Rice is widely acclaimed as the South's leading author and illustrator of juvenile books. With more than one million copies of his books in print, he ranks among the nation's top authors and illustrators. Rice completed his M. F. A. at Stephen F. Austin State University. He holds degrees in art from the University of Texas and Howard Payne College and has taught art and music at both the high school and college levels.