The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

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The pale pink Blackberry blossom and the large, white masses of Elder blossom are everywhere conspicuous. I fail to accomplish this), carefully transcribed poetry, facts and lore related to each month of the year, and anecdotes of her wanderings in nature and her knowledgeable observations of all she saw. Edith Holden's 'Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady' from 1906 captured her observations on the English countryside's changing seasons, accompanied by exquisite illustrations of its flora and fauna. I've enjoyed reading the spring entries, comparing and contrasting her early English spring to my delayed American Northwoods one. I am already blown away by its beauty and can't wait to read it I plan to savor it and in a few month read it early in the morning on our new screened porch.

On June 7th, she observes: ‘There is a fine show of wild roses… In many places the hedges are festooned with wreathes of Black Bryony and Honeysuckle. In January, for instance, she records that the month was ‘named from the Roman god Janus, who is represented with his faces looking in opposite directions – as retrospective to the past, and prospective to the coming year.Presented to retain the charm and beauty of the original volume filled with Holden’s hand-drawn illustrations of the English countryside’s flora and fauna through the changing seasons of the year, as well as handwritten notes, observations, and quotations, The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady makes a lovely addition to any home’s library or side table. To reduce the risk of fire, never leave vintage electrical or electronic products plugged in unattended.

Edith Holden's handwritten works, including her favourite poems, personal thoughts and observations on the wildlife surrounding her Warwickshire home are exquisitely illustrated by beautiful paintings on very page of flora and fauna of the countryside through the seasons. Lavishly illustrated with Edith Holden's superb watercolour drawings and packed with information on the fauna and flora of over a hundred years ago. She wrote about the weather, what she witnessed while out on her walks or, simply, she just expressed her feelings. This book is interesting to read, with many beautiful illustrations, many pieces of poetry, and pretty handwritten text.The family lived in the small village of Olton in Warwickshire and it was there that she wrote and illustrated the book. Edith Holden’s handwritten works, including her favourite poems, personal thoughts and observations on the wildlife surrounding her Warwickshire home are exquisitely illustrated by beautiful paintings on very page of flora and fauna of the countryside through the seasons. The author, Edith Holden, created a diary of her countryside walks in Warwickshire, England and within this diary she created these beautiful illustrations and verse of the scenes around her. Her paintings were often exhibited from 1890–1907 by the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, and by the Royal Academy of Arts in 1907 and 1917. April 1: I went to a little spinney to see a large bush of the Great Round-leaved Willow, which is a perfect picture just now, covered all over with great golden catkins, that light up the copse like hundreds of little fairy lamps.

If nothing else, this book was a reminder to move at a slower pace and appreciate what is right in front of you. She later moved to London, and in 1911 met and married Ernest Smith, a sculptor; they lived in Chelsea, and had no children. Edith Holden’s ‘Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady’ from 1906 captured her observations on the English countryside’s changing seasons, accompanied by exquisite illustrations of its flora and fauna. I take one back to a time when so many thinks were different and in someways far less complicated than the life we live today. On every page, her exquisitely rendered paintings--executed with a naturalist's eye for detail and an artist's sensitivity and skill--capture birds perched on branches, their mouths open in song; a tiny shrew mouse, sniffing the air; delicate butterflies and slithering snakes; fluttering leaves; and an array of flowers, from pink foxgloves and trailing roses to yellow water lilies.I had thought to stretch this book out over the full year but ended up going on and finishing it early just because it was so lovely. This prompted an interest in Roman history, Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology and on and on as far back as I could go.

The Holdens held regular Spiritualist seances at home in Olton, with the intention of communicating with the spirit of their deceased wife and mother. I love her cycling around lanes stopping to watch or draw and taking the train and seeing the the plants and birds in different counties. That could have been avoided if it had been sent in a cardboard book box rather than a plastic bag, but since the book was purely for my own enjoyment it doesn't matter too much. Oct 14: Walked to Catherine de Barnes to get some Dogwood berries, which I knew were plentiful in the hedges about there. This book really does inspire and make you really appreciate all the little things that mother nature provides and offers us.

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Many of the plant names I recognized, but others left me wondering if they might be plants I know by other names. Written in 1906, as a record of the stunning natural world around her, Edith Holden’s diary captures the innocence of the Edwardian age. com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsy’s global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US.