The Naughty Diary Of An Edwardian Lady
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: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Long before the term nature journaling entered the cultural lexicon, Edith Holden was quietly chronicling the world around her with an eye of uncommon beauty and wit. The Naughty Diary of an Edwardian Lady presents a facsimile reproduction of Holden's personal diary for the year 1906, capturing in words and exquisite paintings her affairs and flirtations across the British countryside and the playgrounds of Europe through the changing seasons of the year — an intimate, unguarded portrait of a woman as vivid and spirited as the natural world she illustrated. Building on the extraordinary success of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, this companion volume uncovers the more private, candid side of Holden's sensibility, revealing the personality behind the paintbrush. Her illustrations retain the delicate, botanically precise style that made her a beloved figure in the Arts and Crafts tradition, yet here they are set against a backdrop of personal adventure and social observation that renders them startlingly alive. For admirers of Edwardian life, natural history art, and the quiet courage of women who recorded their own stories, this volume leaves one wondering just how many secrets still lie pressed between its pages.
Author: Edith Holden
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Long before the term nature journaling entered the cultural lexicon, Edith Holden was quietly chronicling the world around her with an eye of uncommon beauty and wit. The Naughty Diary of an Edwardian Lady presents a facsimile reproduction of Holden's personal diary for the year 1906, capturing in words and exquisite paintings her affairs and flirtations across the British countryside and the playgrounds of Europe through the changing seasons of the year — an intimate, unguarded portrait of a woman as vivid and spirited as the natural world she illustrated. Building on the extraordinary success of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, this companion volume uncovers the more private, candid side of Holden's sensibility, revealing the personality behind the paintbrush. Her illustrations retain the delicate, botanically precise style that made her a beloved figure in the Arts and Crafts tradition, yet here they are set against a backdrop of personal adventure and social observation that renders them startlingly alive. For admirers of Edwardian life, natural history art, and the quiet courage of women who recorded their own stories, this volume leaves one wondering just how many secrets still lie pressed between its pages.