Bowen's Court & Seven Winters
&, seven winters : memories of a dublin childhood
$39.59
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
14 July 1999
Summary
Bowen’s Court & Seven Winters: A Journey Through Anglo-Irish History and Childhood
Bowen’s Court delves into the captivating history of an Anglo-Irish family in County Cork, spanning from the Cromwellian settlement to 1959. Elizabeth Bowen chronicles ten generations of her lineage, the Protestant Irish gentry, whose lives revolved around property, legal battles, powerful matriarchs, violent clashes, hunting, excessive drinking, and self-destructive illusions.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099287797 |
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| ISBN-10: | 009928779X |
| Author: | Elizabeth Bowen |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 1999 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 33mm |
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Interesting, beautiful and important
“Interesting, beautiful and important” New Statesman “She startles us by sheer originality of mind and boldness of sensibility into seeking our world afresh” – V.S. Pritchett “Thrillingly convoluted” Guardian
About The Author
Elizabeth Bowen
Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899, the only child of an Irish lawyer and landowner. She travelled a great deal, dividing most of her time between London and Bowen’s Court, the family house in County Cork which she inherited. Her first book, a collection of short stories, Encounters, was published in 1923. The Hotel (1927) was her first novel. She was awarded the CBE in 1948, and received honorary degrees from Trinity College, Dublin in 1949, and from Oxford University in 1956. The Royal Society of Literature made her a Companion of Literature in 1965. She died in 1973.
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