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ROBERT MICHAEL (1825-1894).-Writer of tales for boys, _b._ in Edinburgh, was a connection of the well-known printers. As a youth he spent some years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Co., and was then a member of Constable's printing firm. In 1856 he took to literature as a profession, and _pub._ about 80 tales, which, abounding in interesting adventure and information, and characterised by a thoroughly healthy tone, had great popularity. Among them are _The Young Fur Traders_ (1856), _The Coral Island_, _Fighting the Flames_, _Martin Rattler_, _The World of Ice_, _The Dog Crusoe_, _Erling the Bold_, and _Black Ivory_. B. was also an accomplished water-colour artist, and in all respects lived up to the ideals he sought to instil into his readers. He _d._ at Rome.