A Country Woman's Journal
The Sketchbook of a Passionate Naturalist
Margaret Shaw(Author)
Constable (Publisher)
Published on 29. August 2002
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-84119-631-2 (ISBN)
Description
Brilliant butterflies, songbirds and seabirds, flowers and weeds, bees and bugs: Margaret Shaw records in watercolour and prose the rich flora and fauna of the unspoiled countryside of the 1920s. In Shaw's bucolic world the eaves swarm with housemartins, elm trees still grow tall, and the hedgerows are full of quarrelsome wrens. Travelling widely in Britain and in France and Italy, between October 1926 and December 1928, Shaw chronicled her observations of the landscape in all its weathers and colours: "a glorious sunrise" in Sussex; "a slight fog" in London; and "sullen skies with angry clouds" in the Highlands of Scotland. Evocative vignettes seek to capture the most picturesque of these landscapes.
Reviews / Votes
'With fascinating observations and a meticulous hand, Margaret Shaw created a remarkable record of English wildlife in the 1920s.' - Country LifeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 176 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84119-631-2 (9781841196312)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Bom in 1885 into a family of wealthy industrialists, Margaret Shaw was a wealthy spinster, whose passion for nature was apparent from her earliest years when she lived in the house formerly owned by the great naturalist, Gilbert White, author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.
Author
Introduction
formerly Curator of Design, Prints and Drawings, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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