Augustus Hare / Malcolm Barnes
1984, 1st edition. London : Allen & Unwin. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #430214
ISBN: 004920100X
Physical description: xii,240 p.,[8]p of plates : ill, facsim,2geneal.tables,ports ; 24 cm. Contents: Preface -- 1. The Gift of a Son -- 2. Maria's World -- 3. The Shadow of Uncle Julius -- 4. Our Earthly Eden -- 5. The Hardships of Learning -- 6. A Change of Habit -- 7. A Cage of Half Open -- 8. Italian Year -- 9. The Road to Holmhurst -- 10. The Last Years of Maria -- 11. Alone and Free -- 12. Noble Homes and Noble Lives -- 13. Victorian Merry-go-Round -- 14. My Prince! My Prince! -- 15. Pains and Pleasures of Solitude -- 16. Our Lady of Highcliffe -- 17. Edwardian Farewell -- Notes -- Appendix -- The Works of Augustus Hare -- Genealogical Table -- Index. Subjects: Hare, Augustus J. C. (Augustus John Cuthbert) 1834-1903. Authors, English 19th century ; Biography. Great Britain ; Biography.
Price: €16.95