Author: Henrietta Knight (baroness Luxborough.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Letters ... to William Shenstone
Author: Henrietta Knight (baroness Luxborough.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The Letters of William Shenstone
Author: William ShenstoneThe Works, in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq; Vol. III.
Author: William ShenstoneLetters Written
Author: Baroness Henrietta Knight LuxboroughPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The World of William Shenstone
Author: Audrey DugganPublisher:
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Category : Gardens, English
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
William Shenstone is remembered as a poet and innovative landscape gardener, but his letters and pensees which offer a unique insight into eighteenth century life are mostly forgotten. So is the considerable work he undertook as both editor and playwright. In this readable biography, the first since the Second World War, Shenstone's life and achievements are re-examined. So are his Midland roots; the Leasowes where he lived in Halesowen, now a country park, and the friends who with him were to form the Warwickshire Coterie, a unique and tightly knit group of writers who met at Lady Luxborough's Warwickshire home, Barrels, near Henley-in-Arden. At the time of his death, Shenstone was about to be awarded a pension for his services to literature and from this study he reemerges, not only as the multi talented gentleman of letters known to his contemporaries, but as a writer with special relevance for today.
The Works, in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone ...
Author: William Shenstone2 letters from William Shenstone
Author: William ShenstoneWilliam Shenstone
Author: A. R. HumphreysPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521125277
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
First published in 1937, Arthur Raleigh Humphreys traces the life and death of the English poet William Shenstone (1714-1763).
Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers
Author: Ray DesmondPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000124495
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Over the past four centuries botanists and gardeners in the British Isles have gathered, maintained and propagated many varying species of plants. Their work has been documented in innumerable books and articles which are often difficult to trace. The Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturalists represents a time-saving reference source for those who wish to discover more about the lives and achievements of the horticulturalists listed. The dictionary's utility comes not only from indicating the major publications of the named authors, but also the location of their herbaria and manuscripts.; The previous 1977 edition of the Dictionary has for many years been a much used source of information for botanists, botanic artists and archivists. In this revised edition the scope has been expanded to include among its 13,000 entries flower painters in addition to botanical artists over 1400 entries and, for the first time, garden designers.; Finally the Dictionary should have international appeal since so many botanists and gardeners worked on collective plants overseas, in particular in North America and the British Commonwealth.; Each entry gives, wherever possible, details of dates and places of birth and death, educational qualifications, professional posts, honours and awards, publications, location of plant collections, manuscripts, drawings and portraits. Its main function, however, is to provide further biographical references to books and periodicals. Comprehensive classified indices facilitate access by professions and activities, countries, and plant interests.
Thomas Percy
Author: Bertram H. DavisPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 151280164X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.