Hugh walpole brackenburn book plates

There are lots of howlers throughout this book, such as those concerning walpoles love of turkish baths, which rupert hartdavis fails to discern played a large role in homosexual culture at the time. Engraved frontispiece and 17 plates, 2 folding maps in the text, one coloured folding map in pocket on rear pastedown. Although he maintained a flat in piccadilly, brackenburn was to be. The wooden horse is the story of the trojans, a family which accepted as tranquility the belief that they were the people for whom the world was created. Hugh walpole has 224 books on goodreads with 16500 ratings. The larger than life francis herries uproots his family from yorkshire and brings them to. Forster and with walpoles brackenburn book label on the front pastedown. Hugh walpole project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The son of an anglican clergyman, walpole was educated at kings school, canterbury, then at durham, and finally at emmanuel college, cambridge. Walpole tells the story of jeremy and his two sisters, helen and mary cole, who grow up in polchester, a quiet english cathedral town.

With brackenburn bookplate of english novelist hugh walpole on verso of front wrapper. First edition, second issue, with the numerous misprints noted by sadleir, publishers catalogue dated may 1860, and the second issue binding variant. Hugh walpole rogue herries used sellersupplied images. Sir hugh seymour walpole, cbe march 1884 1 june 1941 was an english novelist. He was a bestselling author in the 1920s and 1930s, but has been largely neglected since his death. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. See all books authored by hugh walpole, including rogue herries, and the herries chronicles, and more on. Broadside sheet printed on one side, typically for public display, usually larger than folio size a folio being a broadsidesize sheet printed on both sides and folded once, to make four pages. He was educated at kings school, canterbury, and emmanuel college, cambridge. Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages including those with maps or plates but may lack endpapers, halftitle, etc.

But when harry trojan came home after twenty years in new zealand, with the democracy learned by working his hands, he was the wooden horse. Forster and with walpoles brackenburn book label on the front. Among those who encouraged him were the authors henry james and arnold bennett. Hugh walpole was, along with such forgotten authors as priestly and bennett, one of the most popular writers of middlebrow fiction in britain during the early and middle years of the twentieth century. Books by walpole, hugh sorted by popularity project gutenberg. Buy walpole s brackenburn but read his books too odd coincidence. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. She had settled herself down for a cosy evening with a book and an early to bed.

Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages including those with maps or plates. Very good hugh walpolebrackenburn, no designer, nd certainly between 1924, when walpole moved to brackenburn, and his death in 1941, 43 by 43 cm. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. A remarkable survival in cloth given its double exlibrary past. Hugh walpole bought brackenburn, overlooking derwentwater, his little paradise on catbells, in 1923. He lived in cumbria from 1924 until his death in 1941. Hugh walpole bought brackenburn, overlooking derwentwater, his little paradise on catbells. Hugh walpole seems to have suffered something of a total eclipse since his death in 1941. Hans frost is a man who confronts his world from many angles. He was the son of an anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing.

Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. The next three titles were perhaps a bit lighter, but rogue herries by hugh walpole was a significant prize. They have a gramophone, a pianola, and a lift to bring the plates from the kitchen. This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, and portraits.

Hugh walpole was born in auckland, new zealand in 1884 and as a boy was sent to england to be educated. Bookplate label, generally affixed to the front pastedown, identifying a books owner. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Sir hugh seymour walpole march 1884 1 june 1941 was an english novelist. Some of his other books probably wouldnt be to our taste today, but the masterly, poetic herries saga deserves to be vastly better known than it is now. Bookplates and the dispersed library books in wernicke.

Very good hugh walpolebrackenburn, no designer, nd certainly between 1924, when walpole moved to brackenburn, and his death in 1941, 43 by 43 cm, used, near fine aside from some glue running along the front right edge in 1924 sir walpole, a new zealandborn novelist, split his time between piccadilly and brackenburn, in the lake district of north west england brackenburn was his primary. Copies of the first edition are rare, as most of the print run was destroyed by fire. His biographer, rupert hartdavis, was, for a few years, the publisher of his own imprint that specialized in fine books concerning that soon. Mar 09, 2020 sir hugh walpole, british novelist, critic, and dramatist, a natural storyteller with a fine flow of words and romantic invention. Sir hugh seymour walpole, cbe was a new zealandborn english novelist. Hugh walpole brackenburn bookplate ex libris bay leaf books.

He would extract from them everything that they had to give him. Those and some other lines from another outmoded book. He intended to write more, but the war of 1914 ruined what he hoped to write and ending with hugh walpoles herries chronicles of the 30s. That evening they appeared again, husband, wife and baby. Originally a bungalow built of local honister slate in 1909, he enlarged it and converted the upper story of the nearby garage into a library and study, which eventually housed his library of 30000 books, and his collection of paintings. Very good alexander winthrop pope by jay chambers, 1903 or 1905 hard to read, 61 by 81 cm, used, near fine chambers, a student of howard pyle, was a prolific bookplate designer with over a hundred plates to his name butler, p 61 pope was a bookplate collector with a special interest in masonic plates a7530 view more info.

Project gutenberg offers 61,597 free ebooks to download. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to hugh walpole on the front free endpaper for hugh, from e. Hugh walpole walpole, hugh, 18841941 the online books page. His skill at scenesetting, his vivid plots, his high profile as a lecturer and his driving ambition brought him a large readership in the united kingdom and north america. The twentieth century author, sir hugh walpole, also had a bookplate that referred to his residence brackenburn, in the. Hacon and ricketts, 1897, printed on handmade paper. Anthony trollope the way we live now first uk edition 1875. Hugh seymour walpole was born at auckland in new zealand on the th march 1884, where his father george henry somerset walpole, an anglican clergyman, was canon at the local st marys cathedral. Whether walpole was at brackenburn or piccadilly, cheevers was almost always with him, and often accompanied him on. He met hitler, was mocked by maugham, but what of hugh.

Hugh walpole books list of books by author hugh walpole. He was born in auckland in new zealand and educated in england at the kings school, canterbury and at emmanuel college, cambridge. It was the first of the herries chronicles, a trilogy of books set in the lake district, and probably the work for which walpole is best remembered now. Bullied and miserable at school, young walpole took refuge in the library, where he devoured the novels of austen, scott, trollope and others, and he knew from an early age that he wanted to become a novelist.

After his first novel, the wooden horse, walpole wrote prolifically, producing. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Sir hugh seymour walpole, cbe was an english novelist. Anthony trollope the way we live now first uk edition. Katharine christian pocket classics by walpole, hugh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sir hugh walpole, british novelist, critic, and dramatist, a natural storyteller with a fine flow of words and romantic invention. Bookplatearmorialwalpolehugh armorial bookplate of. Continue reading book stream audiobook and download. From the collection of hugh walpole, who in 1929 wrote a book on.

The collection includes holographs of articles, essays, and poems, as well as essays and poems relating to walpole in manuscript and typescript by various authors. Bullied and miserable at school, young walpole took refuge in the library, where he devoured the novels of austen, scott, trollope and others, and he. Songs of innocence william blake bauman rare books. From renowned mid20thcentury new york rare bookseller philip c. This copy contains the bookplate of the poet edward fitzgerald 18091883. Hugh walpole was born in new zealand in 1884, the son of a bishop. Hugh walpole walpole, hugh, 18841941 a wikipedia article about this author is available walpole, hugh, 18841941. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of waterstones special offers. She went home, however, with an odd impulse to leave her comfortable little house in walpole street and hide herself somewhere, somewhere that no one could discover. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. His skill at scenesetting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in. Two for the price of one the bookplate of novelist hugh walpoles brackenburn library and that of art historian and curator john gere in j. He was a bestselling author in the 1920s and 1930s but has been largely neglected since his death. Katharine christian pocket classics by walpole, hugh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles.

Hugh walpole walpole, hugh, 18841941 the online books. Duschnes, with his label on chemise and typewritten description laid in. His skill at scenesetting, vivid plots, and high profile as a lecturer brought him a large readership in the united kingdom and north america. This is the first novel in the herries chronicles, a series of novels set in the lake district, which i have read during my first week on holiday there, after reading the two sequels shortly. Follow sir hugh walpole and explore their bibliography from s sir hugh walpole author page. Having just now reread hartdaviss book after many years, i still rank it among the best literary biographies of the 20th century. Buy the fortress by hugh walpole 1932 1205 by hugh walpole isbn. Engraved frontispiece and 17 plates, 2 folding maps in the text, one coloured. Judith paris is the 2nd of the quartet and covers the years from 1780s to the 1820s. Index of the project gutenberg works of hugh walpole hugh walpole 6 downloads.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The collection includes holographs of articles, essays, and poems, as well as essays and poems relating to walpole in manuscript and typescript by various authors including sinclair lewis, humbert wolfe and others. It will have a general appearance commensurate with its age including age effects to page edges, binding and boards. His relations with his world are multiform and the currents of the world flow into his personality from many sources. In 1924 walpole moved to a house, brackenburn, near keswick in the lake district. Sir hugh walpoles copy withe brackenburn bookplate inside front cover, very good bentley 249b.

From the library of sir hugh walpole, with his brackenburn bookplate on each front pastedown. Project gutenberg offers 61,476 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. He intended to write more, but the war of 1914 ruined what he hoped to write and ending with hugh walpole s herries chronicles of the 30s. With the bookplate of hugh walpole brackenburn to vol. Armorial bookplate of sir hugh walpole, who lived at brackenburn, keswick, here shown with his giltstamped bookplate which looks like leather, but is actually a rich heavy textured board.

The only other hugh walpole listed by loc is hugh r walpole, b. Very good hugh walpole brackenburn, no designer, nd certainly between 1924, when walpole moved to brackenburn, and his death in 1941, 43 by 43 cm, used, near fine aside from some glue running along the front right edge in 1924 sir walpole, a new zealandborn novelist, split his time between piccadilly and brackenburn, in the lake district of north west england brackenburn was his primary. Hugh walpole bought brackenburn, overlooking derwentwater, his little. A prolific writer, he published thirtysix novels, five volumes of short stories, two plays and three volumes of memoirs. Hugh walpole joseph conrad a biography by hugh walpole, 9781785439636, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Explore books by hugh walpole with our selection at. Information from its description page there is shown below. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, out. Lightly rubbed, spine tips strengthened a little a near fine set. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. This book is from our pre isbn stock and could therefore be over 50 years old.

Hugh spent some time in america when his father was employed at the general theological seminary of new york city, but returned to england in 1892. Comprised of six historical novels featuring narratives of violence and romance, set in the lake district in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, following the story of rogue herries. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. His skill at scenesetting and vivid plots, as well as his high profile as a lecturer, brought him a large readership in the united kingdom and north america.