Tan leather spine with gilt title. Tan patterned boards.

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Jackanapes and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Ewing, published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) around 1890, is a collectible late-Victorian children’s story collection typically valued between £20 and £30 depending on its condition. Please view our photographs for this is a nicely renovated book.

Book Overview

• Author: Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841–1885) was a highly regarded English children’s author known for her emotionally resonant, morally focused stories and military themes.

• Publisher: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) frequently published affordable, wholesome editions of her works in the late 19th century.

• Contents: Editions under this title typically group classic short works like Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin’s Dovecot, and The Story of a Short Life.

• Value & Collectibility: Because these SPCK editions were printed in large quantities during the late Victorian era, copies from circa 1890 are common. Most copies in fair-to-good reading condition sell on the antiquarian market for roughly £20 to £30, though pristine or prize-bound copies can fetch more.

NOTE: This is an original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam.

In 2008, Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, alongside other members of the Department, and acted as the Foundation’s Chair. The project’s original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a “success disaster”, as Jack would say, as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK’s most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi, its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.