Marianne North's Travel Writing
Every Step a Fresh Picture
$65.69
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2023
Summary
Excerpts from her personal correspondence and passages from her published autobiography combine to produce a vivid first-person account revealing her interests, opinions and experiences, along with all the pleasures and frustrations of prolonged overseas travel. Richly illustrated with facsimiles of letters and pen sketches she sent to friends, and reproductions of her celebrated oil paintings. The book relays pertinent details about North’s life and considers her varied attitudes towards the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781842467954 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1842467956 |
| Author: | Michelle Payne |
| Publisher: | Royal Botanic Gardens |
| Imprint: | Kew Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 172mm |
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“This is a lovely tribute to an important Victorian explorer and botanist.”– “Explorer’s Journal”
About The Author
Michelle Payne
Lecturer on North’s life and art for the Words on the Water literary festival, the Linnean Society of London and at Dimbola Museum & Galleries. Payne is currently undertaking a PhD on Marianne North.
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