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Author: Robinson, F. W. (Frederick William), 1830-1901

Title: Owen -- A Waif

Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co.

Publication Date: 1881

URL: archive.org/details/22623028.2657.emory.edu

 

Description and Synopsis:

The cover depicts a middle-aged woman dressed in black. In the background are several young women and girls, some of whom are reading.

 

Further Notes:

British novelist Frederick William Robinson had a successful career as a writer, publishing more than fifty novels. Many of his novels focused on life in prison as well as the lives of lower-class people (Norgate).

 

Works Cited:

Norgate, G. Le G. “Robinson, Frederick William (1830–1901).” Rev. Sayoni Basu. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/35791

 

 

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