She seems to have had the means and leisure to pass her days in this quiet, observant way, and to record her observations in this diary, through her eyes (although she says little of her own life). While reading this book from cover to cover may feel a bit dry, the watercolor sketches are a delight to look upon. This beautifully packaged facsimile of Edith Holden’s original diary is filled with a naturalist’s masterful paintings and delightful observations chronicling the English countryside throughout 1906.

As one of the few true records of the time in print, the handwritten thoughts and paintings contained in The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady transport readers to a more refined, romantic, and simpler time.In all, it's a leisurely visit to a time and place since mostly gone (a check of Google street view shows it now to be built up, albeit as a pleasant suburb). First published in 1906 this is the nature diary of flowers, plants, birds, toadstools and the changing seasons over one year also generously filled with skilled sketches, poems and folklore.

The bough was out of reach, and with the aid of her umbrella, Edith had tried to break it off, fallen forward into the river and drowned. If nothing else, this book was a reminder to move at a slower pace and appreciate what is right in front of you.In this beautiful book, Holden ‘recorded in words and paintings the flora and fauna of the British countryside through the changing seasons of the year’. I often keep it by my bed and read her entries for the day because it’s so interesting to see how the countryside has changed over the last 100 years. Last Name * Please enter a Last Name Please enter a valid Last Name, the maximum length is 50 characters. I wish I'd had this book back when my daughter was in elementary school and we were doing Charlotte Mason learning.

We aim to recover this tradition, to hand craft this exquisite embroidery here, where this tradition began. She goes on lots of walks around her small English village and observes nature around her, both flora and fauna. Thank you to Rowena Scott ediths great niece for allowing such a beaut to be published it really does take you back in time.

Some of the entries for separate days contain weather conditions, or things of note which she saw on that given day. This issue of Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady comes complete with an exclusive Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady 8 piece die set, 20 piece stamp set, A6 embossing folder 32 page double-sided pack of papers and toppers.

Every thing on every tree and bush was outlined in silver tracery against the sky; some of the dead grasses and seed-vessels growing by the road-side were specially beautiful; every detail of them sparkling with frost crystals in the sunshine. This book is interesting to read, with many beautiful illustrations, many pieces of poetry, and pretty handwritten text. On every single page, it is clear that she gave such consideration to everything she put down on paper. The layout is in sections of months of the year 1906 it goes in to detail of the wildlife and scientific manes are used as well as common names. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).After attending art school, she worked as an illustrator, with her drawings (often of animals) being published in several books. At the Countess's studio in St James Palace the Smiths associated with leading artists such as Sir George Frampton, sculptor of the statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and royal visitors such as King Faisal of Arabia. Her paintings were often exhibited from 1890–1907 by the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, and by the Royal Academy of Arts in 1907 and 1917. In a green leather leatherette cover with gilt detail to spine, dust jacket per photo( light wear), binding tight, beautifully illustrated with verse by author throughout, 184 pages. May have some underlining and highlighting of text and some writing in the margins, but there are no missing pages or anything else that would compromise the readability or legibility of the text.