The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

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A charming addition to Rizzoli’s carefully curated program of bringing classic books back into print. Agradou-me saber o significado de cada mês e de a escritora salientar as flores e os pássaros mais frequentes. You really wouldn't know it was 2nd hand except for the lovely inscription inside the book from when it was first gifted. Amazing Quality Labradorite Gemstone Natural Labradorite Cabochons Handmade Labradorite With happy feelings 71Cts. The author's gentle yet astute observations of the natural world around her have always captivated me.

August, watercolor of "Thrush feeding on the berries of the Rowan or Mountain Ash (Pyrus aucuparia). I take one back to a time when so many thinks were different and in someways far less complicated than the life we live today. L'accuratezza dei particolari colpisce sia per quanto riguarda le illustrazione che la parte descrittiva.

On 16 March 1920, Holden was found drowned in a backwater of the River Thames, near Kew Gardens Walk. I've enjoyed reading the spring entries, comparing and contrasting her early English spring to my delayed American Northwoods one. The main subject at breakfast had been the impending visit of some friends for Easter, to which Edith was looking forward. Within this magazine you will find plenty of tips, tricks, ideas and inspiration from the expert design team. I am already blown away by its beauty and can't wait to read it I plan to savor it and in a few month read it early in the morning on our new screened porch.

Edith's middle name honoured the pioneer woman physician, Elizabeth Blackwell, also a Unitarian and the Holdens' cousin. There were two dents in the top edges of the hard cover, caused I think by the postman shoving it through the letterbox. A stunning new colouring book that will take you through a year in the life of the English countryside. Presented to retain the charm and beauty of the original volume filled with Holden’s hand-drawn illustrations of the English countryside’s flora and fauna through the changing seasons of the year, as well as handwritten notes, observations, and quotations, The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady makes a lovely addition to any home’s library or side table. First published in 1906 this is the nature diary of flowers, plants, birds, toadstools and the changing seasons over one year also generously filled with skilled sketches, poems and folklore.May have some underlining and highlighting of text and some writing in the margins, but there are no missing pages or anything else that would compromise the readability or legibility of the text. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.

In a green leather leatherette cover with gilt detail to spine, dust jacket per photo( light wear), binding tight, beautifully illustrated with verse by author throughout, 184 pages. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

This beautifully packaged facsimile of Edith Holden’s original diary is filled with a naturalist’s masterful paintings and delightful observations chronicling the English countryside throughout 1906. It is an incredibly lovely homage to the natural world, and keen naturalists will surely find of interest how much has changed in the intervening eleven decades.

The book is in facsimile, so it's her careful handwriting, and her watercolor illustrations of plants and animals she sees, with quotes from poetry and literature interspersed. All the charm and beauty of the original remains intact in this facsimile, with Holden's carefully handwritten entries: favorite poems, personal thoughts, observations of the wildlife she saw in her native Warwickshire; and remarks on her travels throughout England and Scotland. She later moved to London, and in 1911 met and married Ernest Smith, a sculptor; they lived in Chelsea, and had no children.Many of the plants that were common place in Edith Holden's day are now rarely seen, and the variety of birds that are featured reflect the different environment and agricultural practices of the early part of the 20th century. Some of the entries for separate days contain weather conditions, or things of note which she saw on that given day. She seems to have had the means and leisure to pass her days in this quiet, observant way, and to record her observations in this diary, through her eyes (although she says little of her own life). April 27: Found two wren's nests, both built of moss, one in the side of a haystack, the other in a bank. Edith Holden's 'Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady' from 1906 captured her observations on the English countryside's changing seasons, accompanied by exquisite illustrations of its flora and fauna.