J. J. Bell

The Misadventures Of Joseph (1914)

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Produktbeschreibung

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 293g
• ISBN-13: 9781120328571
• ISBN-10: 1120328578
• Artikelnr.: 27846101

Autorenporträt

John Joy Bell, also known as J.J. Bell, was a Scottish author and journalist. Born at 4 Bothwell Terrace in Hillhead, Glasgow, he was the eldest son of tobacco producer James Taylor Bell. Bell attended Kelvinside Academy and Morrison's Academy in Crieff. He attended the University of Glasgow and studied chemistry. After becoming a journalist, Bell worked for the Glasgow Evening Times and was a sub-editor for the Scots Pictorial. His pieces depicted the lives of working-class Glaswegians and were frequently written in the vernacular. He devised the character of 'Wee Macgreegor' for his Evening Times pieces, and the stories became so successful that they were published as a book and eventually adapted into a film. Bell has frequently been condemned for being too sentimental, but it is also claimed that his vernacular was authentically representative, which contributed to their popularity. Bell's publications, however, have become more disregarded in recent years. He was buried in the churchyard of St Machar's Cathedral in Aberdeen. The burial is at the north-east corner of the church.