R Bates

Edith Lawson. a Novel. R Bates

Publisher Marketing: Title: Edith Lawson. A novel. 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 FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++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 Bates, R.; 1886. 3 vol.; 8 . 12636.g.13. Contributor Bio:  Bates, R Although I was born in the United Kingdom I am for all intents and purposes a Kiwi. My family immigrated to New Zealand shortly after my first birthday and we have been here ever since. Growing up I had a wonderful childhood full of imaginative play and make-believe worlds and, to be perfectly honest, nothing much has changed. I am still as much a day dreamer as I ever was. It is this overactive imagination that has led me into the world of the novelist. As a writer I am influenced by many things, art, music, films, books, and some of my favourite stories are Japanese animations. I drink in the heroines of Studio Ghibli and lap up the imaginative worlds of C. S. Lewis, I revel in the complexities of J. R. Tolkien and Fuyumi Ono and I laugh out loud when reading Douglas Adams and William Goldman. When I am not being a writer I am a hobbyist and a gamer, collecting articulated figurines from Japanese Animations and spending hours role playing in the world of the Elder Scrolls. As for my qualifications I have a certificate in Performance Drama, a Bachelors Degree in Human Service with Disability Studies as my major, and a Graduate Diploma in Creative Practice. All in all I suppose I am a bit of an eclectic eager to try my hand at anything creative and enjoying life regardless of what anyone might think. S. E. Fearon