{"title":"Kenneth Roberts","description":"\u003cp\u003eKenneth Lewis Roberts was an American writer of historical fiction. Born on December 8, 1885, in Kennebunk, Maine, Roberts initially pursued a career in journalism before transitioning to writing historical fiction novels. He is best known for his meticulously researched novels that often revolve around American history and the Revolutionary War era. Roberts' literary style is characterized by his attention to detail and his ability to bring historical events to life through his vivid storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1969-arundel-by-kenneth-roberts-international-collectors-library","title":"1969: Arundel, by Kenneth Roberts, International Collectors Library","description":"\u003cp\u003e1969: Arundel, by Kenneth Roberts, International Collectors Library. Garden City, New York. 486 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly as good as new. There is a very thin crack running down the spine (the entire International Collectors Library series is susceptible to this type of cracking). Otherwise in impeccable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArundel is set in the early days of the American Revolution, when Benedict Arnold drove his army of ragged colonials northward through the Maine wilderness toward the walls of Quebec. The historic facts are buttressed by Kenneth Roberts' meticulous scholarship, and we are told that he actually travelled over the route followed by Arnold and his army to make sure of the exact location of barricades, defending forces, and houses in old Quebec at the time of Arnold's attack. After the pleasure of the story itself, there remains the satisfying knowledge of shrewd and fresh approach to pre-Revolutionary American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor binding design suitable of encasing a group of modern American novels, the International Library commissioned the celebrated American artist and designer Rafael Palacios. The cover design includes original arrangements of lines and geometric forms and its almost palpable feeling of movement, reflects in a symbolic style the dynamic impact of twentieth century literature upon the culture and thinking in our times (excerpts from International Collectors Library inlay).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume is bound in wine red, with a pronounced grain. The clean, uncluttered design is stamped in genuine 24K gold on cover and spine. The top edges of the pages are coated with gold, and a matching ribbon marker completes the volume. Deckled fore-edges.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Collectors Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171900797146,"sku":"5708dc95cbfb","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/1123\/1194\/files\/1969-arundel-by-kenneth-roberts-international.jpg?v=1790618655"},{"product_id":"1940-first-edition-oliver-wiswell-by-kenneth-roberts","title":"1940 First Edition: Oliver Wiswell, by Kenneth Roberts","description":"\u003cp\u003eOliver Wiswell, by Kenneth Roberts, published by McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, Canada, 1940. Stated first edition after the printing of a limited edition of one thousand copies. 836 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlue cloth hardcover volume with impressed lettering on cover and gilt lettering on spine. No dustjacket. No writing or markings anywhere in the book. Deckled fore-edges. Slight forward tilt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McClelland and Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171908432090,"sku":"4ecdf8ecb6ae","price":90.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/1123\/1194\/files\/1940-first-edition-oliver-wiswell-by-kenneth.jpg?v=1790610230"},{"product_id":"1947-lydia-bailey-by-kenneth-roberts","title":"1947: Lydia Bailey, by Kenneth Roberts","description":"\u003cp\u003eLydia Bailey, by Kenneth Roberts, published in Doubleday \u0026amp; Company in New York in 1947. 488 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNavy blue hardcover volume. Ornamentation and lettering on cover and spine. Dustjacket not present.Minor wear and rubbing to cover boards and spine. Sligt staining to page fore-edges (see photos). Yellowing to page color due to age of book. No writing, markings anywhere. Tightly bound. Good to Very good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story follows Albion Hamlin, who comes to Boston in 1800 to defend a man accused of violating the Alien and Sedition Act. In a whirlwind of action, Hamlin is jailed, then escapes to Haiti in search of his client's daughter, Lydia Bailey, with whom he has fallen in love simply by gazing at her portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doubleday \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171940020442,"sku":"5394339227f8","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/1123\/1194\/files\/1947-lydia-bailey-by-kenneth-roberts.jpg?v=1790618862"}],"url":"https:\/\/highlandsbookshop.ca\/collections\/kenneth-roberts.oembed","provider":"Highlands Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}