Letters 1895-1933 To Lady Cunard

Letters 1895-1933 To Lady Cunard

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Edition: 1st ed.,

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed

Spanning nearly four decades of intimate correspondence, Letters 1895-1933 to Lady Cunard presents a vivid and deeply personal window into the life and mind of one of Ireland's most celebrated literary figures, George Moore. Written to Maud Alice Burke — the formidable society hostess and patron of the arts who became Lady Cunard — these letters chronicle a remarkable friendship that intertwined the worlds of literature, music, and high society in Edwardian and interwar Britain. Moore's prose, even in its most private form, crackles with wit, candour, and intellectual vigour, revealing a man as captivating on the page as he was in the salons of London and Paris. The collection stands as a significant document of cultural history, illuminating the social and artistic circles that shaped early 20th-century Anglo-Irish literary life. Moore's epistolary voice — at once tender, opinionated, and irresistibly gossipy — illustrates the depth of a bond that endured through changing times and personal upheaval. For admirers of Moore's celebrated novels and memoirs, and for those fascinated by the glittering world of Edwardian patronage, these letters offer an irresistible question: what secrets did Moore confide to Lady Cunard that he dared not commit to fiction?

Author: George Moore
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, London : Rupert Hart-Davis
Genre: Biography

Description

Edition: 1st ed.,

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed

Spanning nearly four decades of intimate correspondence, Letters 1895-1933 to Lady Cunard presents a vivid and deeply personal window into the life and mind of one of Ireland's most celebrated literary figures, George Moore. Written to Maud Alice Burke — the formidable society hostess and patron of the arts who became Lady Cunard — these letters chronicle a remarkable friendship that intertwined the worlds of literature, music, and high society in Edwardian and interwar Britain. Moore's prose, even in its most private form, crackles with wit, candour, and intellectual vigour, revealing a man as captivating on the page as he was in the salons of London and Paris. The collection stands as a significant document of cultural history, illuminating the social and artistic circles that shaped early 20th-century Anglo-Irish literary life. Moore's epistolary voice — at once tender, opinionated, and irresistibly gossipy — illustrates the depth of a bond that endured through changing times and personal upheaval. For admirers of Moore's celebrated novels and memoirs, and for those fascinated by the glittering world of Edwardian patronage, these letters offer an irresistible question: what secrets did Moore confide to Lady Cunard that he dared not commit to fiction?