Period Piece :A Cambridge Childhood
Period Piece :A Cambridge Childhood
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Published:
1 February, 2018
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Description
This new edition celebrates the 65th anniversary of the publication of Period Piece, which has never been out of print.
Period Piece is the classic memoir of a Cambridge childhood, written by Charles Darwin's granddaughter. It evokes a time when long summer days were disturbed by nothing noisier than a horse, and long winter nights were lit only by candle or gas lamp. It is a shrewd, touching and comic portrait of eccentric relations, and of Cambridge society when it was small enough to be treated as an extension of the family. As a young girl Gwen thought it impossible that she could ever succeed as an artist, and yet the observations of the small incidents of life, recorded here in delightful prose and beautiful illustrations, reveal an artist's careful eye.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571339037 |
| ISBN10 | 0571339034 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 232 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 196 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber & Faber |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
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Author's Bio
Gwen Raverat (1885-1957), grand-daughter of Charles Darwin, was a leading figure in the revival of wood-engraving in the first half of the 20th Century. One of Rupert Brooke's Neo-Pagans and Virginia Woolf's Bloomsbury group, her bestselling memoir, Period Piece is still in print 64 years after its first publication. She has an extensive following; with work in galleries, museums and private collections worldwide, and a number of publications written about her life and work.