E. Nesbit: A Biography
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair , ex-library
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: Binding loose around page 64 - pages still intact. pages clean. Jacket in mylar sleeve. Some tanning on block
A richly detailed literary biography, this work chronicles the remarkable life of Edith Nesbit, the beloved Victorian and Edwardian author best known for classics such as The Railway Children and Five Children and It. Doris Langley Moore presents an intimate and authoritative portrait of a woman who defied the conventions of her era — a socialist, a bohemian, and a prolific writer who helped shape the landscape of children's literature. The biography uncovers the fascinating contradictions of Nesbit's character: her passionate political ideals, her turbulent marriages, and her extraordinary capacity for friendship, all of which fueled her imaginative output. Written with scholarly rigor yet an engaging narrative warmth, Moore illustrates how Nesbit's personal struggles and unconventional domestic life were inseparable from the whimsical, inventive worlds she created on the page. This remains the definitive account of one of English literature's most original and enduring voices.
Author: Doris Langley Moore
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Ernest Benn Limited
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair , ex-library
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: Binding loose around page 64 - pages still intact. pages clean. Jacket in mylar sleeve. Some tanning on block
A richly detailed literary biography, this work chronicles the remarkable life of Edith Nesbit, the beloved Victorian and Edwardian author best known for classics such as The Railway Children and Five Children and It. Doris Langley Moore presents an intimate and authoritative portrait of a woman who defied the conventions of her era — a socialist, a bohemian, and a prolific writer who helped shape the landscape of children's literature. The biography uncovers the fascinating contradictions of Nesbit's character: her passionate political ideals, her turbulent marriages, and her extraordinary capacity for friendship, all of which fueled her imaginative output. Written with scholarly rigor yet an engaging narrative warmth, Moore illustrates how Nesbit's personal struggles and unconventional domestic life were inseparable from the whimsical, inventive worlds she created on the page. This remains the definitive account of one of English literature's most original and enduring voices.