Frances Partridge : The Biography
2009, First Edition. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #469238
Physical description; xiv, 402 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits (some colour) ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 1. Bedford Square and Tweenways – 2. Bedales and Cambridge – 3. Bookshop and Bloomsbury – 4. Making of Ralph Partridge – 5. Trouble at Tidmarsh Mill – 6. Frances and Ralph – 7. Journey to Spain – 8. Gordon Square and Ham Spray – 9. Darkness at Ham Spray – 10. Marriage and Motherhood – 11. Ostrich Tendencies – 12. Trials of War (1) – 13. Trials of War (2) – 14. Problems of Peace – 15. Facing Fear – 16. Return to London – 17. Towards Recovery – 18. Bloomsbury Revisited – 19. Travelling and Writing – 20. So Old and Still Alive. Subjects; Partridge, Frances (1900-2004). Diarists – Great Britain – 20th century – Biography. Bloomsbury group. Women authors, English – 20th century – Biography. Authors, English – 20th century – Biography. Translators – Great Britain – Biography. Pacifists – Great Britain – Biography. Intellectuals – Great Britain – Biography. 20th century. Illustrated.
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