Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

by Edith Holden

Book Overview

A charming addition to Rizzoli's carefully curated program of bringing classic books back into print.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0030595746
• ISBN13: 9780030595745
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

I lived my 1st book so I ordered one for a gift. Pictures were missing on some pages.

Lovely book but pages were missing photos

Wonderful book

A wonderful book.

Beautifully artistic account of a sensitive young woman's encounter with nature.

This is a beautiful account of a young woman's encounter with the world around her. She drew beautiful pictures of nature, but also added poetry in the most delightful print. . . I am so glad that this was found, and shared with the world, and not lost from sight. There are no lessons on how to keep a journal, but by looking and reading her journal you can gain a tremendous amount of inspiration to try your own hand at keeping a sketchbook journal of your own. . .

Great book.

This is an amazing book. Miss Holden’s writing and watercolors are amazing. Shipping was fast as always and packing of the book is exceptional.

A beautiful book

I had some of the stationary years ago, and didn't realize until I was at a second hand booksale the other day that the artwork was from a book. What a treasure of drawings! And how wonderful to think that someone a)saved it and b) had the courage to reprint it exactly as it was, handwriting and all. Worth it just for the artwork, plus you get a view into the world of the women of that time. Having just seen the film "Miss Potter" and how hard it was for a woman to be taken seriously as an artist in England, this book is a delight to find.

a thinking woman's diary

edith holden weaves a marvelous spell with her beautiful watercolor paintings, her daily wonderment at the flora and fauna she observes, and her quotations of poetry to accompany every month. the poetry reflects both the physical world and all that it represents to the human spirit that beholds it. a lovely gift for a thinking woman, especially (but not necessarily) one who loves her garden.

The ultimate nature journal.

I purchased this book as part of our home school lesson. I wanted to teach the children about nature journaling. We live in a fabulous area with many of opportunities to observe nature. The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady looks exactly as she had written it, beautiful drawings with proper name labels as well as her observances of the mother nature.This was a joy to look through and read. Very inspirational and it goes well with my growing collection of Edwardian, Georgian and Victorian books.

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

Magnificent! Beutiful! A piece of art