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406: 231: 138:, the son of James Tregarthen of St Mary's, Scilly, and Morrab Road, Penzance, and Susan Bevan, the daughter of John Coulson of Penzance. He was educated at Penzance Grammar School and Wren's, and graduated with Mathematical Honours from London University in 1878. The following year he was appointed Mathematical Master at Trinity College School, a 154:, and in his late forties he sold the school to Marie Corelli and retired to Cornwall. Here the energetic Tregarthen was able to pursue his naturalist interests fully, and began to write about the wildlife he saw around him. Corelli was soon to become his mentor, recommending him to her publisher, 220:
One of Black's "Animal Autobiographies" series: this book differs from Tregarthen's other wild life books in that it is not set in the area of The Land's End, and in that it is aimed at the younger reader.
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In 1881 Tregarthen married Rose, the youngest daughter of W. Huntley Bailey of Maida Vale; they had one son. Tregarthen spent his final years at his house, "Rosemorran", which is in Edgecumbe Gardens,
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Tregarthen dedicated this book to Marie Corelli who had encouraged him to take up writing when he retired as a schoolmaster.
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Tregarthen was President of the Midland Cornish Association in 1901, President of the
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by nearly twenty years. This natural history classic was republished in 2005 (
234: 230: 135: 131: 44: 40: 158:, and Tregarthen subsequently was to dedicate many of his books to her. 174: 237:). First published in 1909, this book pre-dated the 109: 86: 78: 70: 62: 50: 27: 20: 292:The Smuggler's Daughter: a Romance of Mount's Bay 361:in the 2004 Cornwall Editions Ltd reprint of 8: 479:Fellows of the Zoological Society of London 347:. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. 17: 273:John Penrose: a Romance of the Land’s End 339: 337: 304: 7: 310: 308: 459:Alumni of the University of London 14: 429:Works by John Coulson Tregarthen 420:Works by John Coulson Tregarthen 404: 229: 218:(1906). London: A & C Black. 99: 1: 188:, ('Lover of Wild Animals'). 163:Royal Institution of Cornwall 288:(1925). London: John Murray 267:(1912) London: John Murray. 210:Wild Life at the Land’s End 165:(1927–29), a Fellow of the 500: 345:"Tregarthen, John Coulson" 286:The Life Story of a Badger 259:Cornwall and Its Wild Life 225:The Life Story of an Otter 212:(1904) London: John Murray 169:, a county councillor and 374:thstudio (8 April 2015). 474:Councillors in Cornwall 464:Bards of Gorsedh Kernow 216:The Life Story of a Fox 130:Tregarthen was born in 120:John Coulson Tregarthen 22:John Coulson Tregarthen 484:People from Penzance 181:in 1928, taking the 469:Burials in Cornwall 265:The Story of a Hare 261:(a pamphlet) (1911) 196:. He was buried at 167:Zoological Society 424:Project Gutenberg 194:Newquay, Cornwall 173:, and was made a 144:Stratford-on-Avon 117: 116: 491: 414: 409: 408: 407: 391: 390: 388: 386: 371: 365: 357:Introduction by 355: 349: 348: 341: 332: 331: 329: 327: 312: 239:Henry Williamson 233: 126: 103: 101: 57: 54:17 February 1933 38:9 September 1854 37: 35: 18: 499: 498: 494: 493: 492: 490: 489: 488: 439: 438: 412:Cornwall portal 410: 405: 403: 400: 395: 394: 384: 382: 373: 372: 368: 356: 352: 343: 342: 335: 325: 323: 314: 313: 306: 301: 268: 244:Tarka the Otter 219: 206: 198:St Columb Minor 122: 105: 102: 1881) 97: 93: 82:Natural history 55: 39: 33: 31: 23: 12: 11: 5: 497: 495: 487: 486: 481: 476: 471: 466: 461: 456: 451: 441: 440: 437: 436: 426: 416: 415: 399: 398:External links 396: 393: 392: 380:Gorsedh Kernow 366: 350: 333: 322:. 8 April 2015 320:Gorsedh Kernow 303: 302: 300: 297: 296: 295: 289: 283: 270: 262: 256: 221: 213: 205: 202: 179:Gorseth Kernow 140:grammar school 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 95: 91: 90: 88: 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 72: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 58:(aged 78) 52: 48: 47: 29: 25: 24: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 496: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 446: 444: 434: 430: 427: 425: 421: 418: 417: 413: 402: 397: 381: 377: 370: 367: 364: 360: 354: 351: 346: 340: 338: 334: 321: 317: 311: 309: 305: 298: 293: 290: 287: 284: 282: 281:1-904880-02-9 278: 274: 271: 266: 263: 260: 257: 254: 253:1-904880-06-1 250: 246: 245: 240: 236: 232: 227: 226: 222: 217: 214: 211: 208: 207: 203: 201: 199: 195: 189: 187: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 159: 157: 153: 149: 148:Marie Corelli 145: 141: 137: 133: 128: 125: 121: 112: 108: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 53: 49: 46: 42: 30: 26: 19: 16: 383:. Retrieved 379: 369: 363:John Penrose 362: 353: 324:. Retrieved 319: 291: 285: 272: 264: 258: 242: 228:(1909). (in 223: 215: 209: 200:, Cornwall. 190: 185: 160: 129: 119: 118: 74:20th century 56:(1933-02-17) 15: 454:1933 deaths 449:1854 births 359:Bert Biscoe 183:bardic name 156:John Murray 152:Sarah Grand 150:and Madame 92:Rose Bailey 443:Categories 433:Faded Page 299:References 235:Wikisource 66:Naturalist 63:Occupation 34:1854-09-09 435:(Canada) 385:12 March 326:12 March 275:(1923). 186:Mylgarer 136:Cornwall 132:Penzance 110:Children 45:Cornwall 41:Penzance 241:novel, 104:​ 96:​ 294:(1933) 279:  251:  87:Spouse 71:Period 204:Works 98:( 94: 79:Genre 387:2024 328:2024 277:ISBN 249:ISBN 175:bard 51:Died 28:Born 431:at 422:at 177:of 142:in 124:FZS 445:: 378:. 336:^ 318:. 307:^ 255:). 171:JP 134:, 100:m. 43:, 389:. 330:. 113:1 36:) 32:(

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Penzance
Cornwall
FZS
Penzance
Cornwall
grammar school
Stratford-on-Avon
Marie Corelli
Sarah Grand
John Murray
Royal Institution of Cornwall
Zoological Society
JP
bard
Gorseth Kernow
bardic name
Newquay, Cornwall
St Columb Minor
The Life Story of an Otter

Wikisource
Henry Williamson
Tarka the Otter
ISBN
1-904880-06-1
ISBN
1-904880-02-9


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