The Edwardian Lady: The Story Of Edith Holden
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Long before The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady became a publishing sensation, there was a woman behind the watercolours — and The Edwardian Lady: The Story of Edith Holden uncovers her remarkable life in full. Written by Ina Taylor, this biography chronicles the life of Edith Holden, a talented Birmingham-born artist and naturalist who captured the beauty of the English countryside with an intimacy and grace that would captivate millions of readers decades after her tragic death in 1920. Set against the backdrop of Edwardian England — an era of elegance, social change, and artistic awakening — Taylor presents a vivid portrait of a woman shaped by her progressive family, her deep connection to the natural world, and her quiet artistic ambition. Taylor's meticulous research illuminates the broader cultural and historical currents of the early twentieth century, situating Edith Holden within the Arts and Crafts movement and the rich tradition of British botanical illustration. The biography is written with warmth and scholarly rigour, drawing on personal letters, family documents, and period sources to reconstruct a life too long overshadowed by a single, posthumously published diary. For readers who fell in love with Edith's illustrated pages, this biography answers the question that lingers long after the final entry — who, truly, was the woman who saw the world so beautifully?
Author: Ina Taylor
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Long before The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady became a publishing sensation, there was a woman behind the watercolours — and The Edwardian Lady: The Story of Edith Holden uncovers her remarkable life in full. Written by Ina Taylor, this biography chronicles the life of Edith Holden, a talented Birmingham-born artist and naturalist who captured the beauty of the English countryside with an intimacy and grace that would captivate millions of readers decades after her tragic death in 1920. Set against the backdrop of Edwardian England — an era of elegance, social change, and artistic awakening — Taylor presents a vivid portrait of a woman shaped by her progressive family, her deep connection to the natural world, and her quiet artistic ambition. Taylor's meticulous research illuminates the broader cultural and historical currents of the early twentieth century, situating Edith Holden within the Arts and Crafts movement and the rich tradition of British botanical illustration. The biography is written with warmth and scholarly rigour, drawing on personal letters, family documents, and period sources to reconstruct a life too long overshadowed by a single, posthumously published diary. For readers who fell in love with Edith's illustrated pages, this biography answers the question that lingers long after the final entry — who, truly, was the woman who saw the world so beautifully?