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Alfred Ollivant

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Nuthurst, Sussex, The United Kingdom

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January 19, 1927

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Alfred Ollivant (1874–1927) was an English novelist best known for his children's classic Bob, Son of Battle. Ollivant also wrote about a dozen other novels ranging from small-scale cautionary tales to grand historical epics.

Alfred Ollivant was born in Nuthurst, Sussex, in 1874 and became an author after a horse-riding injury ending his brief military career. Bob, Son of Battle, his first novel, was published in 1898. Set in rural Cumbria, in northern England, the novel centers on a suspected sheepkilling collie Bob.

Even though most of the book's dialogue is written in the Cumbrian dialect, it gained a popular following in the United States. Ollivant even published a sequel, Danny, in 1902. He was also a short story contributor to The Atlan ...more

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	Bob, Son of Battle 3.95 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 1898 — 257 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Owd Bob: The Grey Dog of Kenmuir 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boxer and Beauty: A Tale of Two Carthorses 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boy Woodburn: A Story of the Sussex Downs it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1918 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danny liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1902 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Redcoat Captain: A Story of That Country 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1907 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Taming of John Blunt 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Woman Being The Second part Of Romance of Sussex 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“An old man – utterly alone – he had staked his all on a throw – and lost.”
― Alfred Ollivant, Bob, Son of Battle

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“Wullie, Wullie, to me” he cried.”
― Alfred Ollivant, Bob, Son of Battle

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“A few hours noo, Wullie,” the little man wailed, “and she’ll be gane. We won her, Wuklie, you and I, won her fair: she’s lit the house for us; she’s softened a’ for us – and God kens we needed; she was the ae thing we had to look to and love. And noo they’re takin’ her awa’, and ‘twill be night again. We’ve cherished her, we’ve garnished her, we’ve loved her like oor ain; and noo she maun gang to strangers who know her not.”
― Alfred Ollivant, Bob, Son of Battle

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