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Drawn From Memory
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(first published January 1st 1971)
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I call this candy. A rare treat I have almost never come across - the childhood memoir of an artist I admire, illustrated (lavishly - a drawing on nearly every page) by the author himself. To my mind, the best kind of book ever. (That, and the fact that this part of his childhood was very happy.) I had the happy discovery of his description of Queen Victoria's Jubilee - which seemed serendipitous after having just watched Queen Elizabeth's myself a few weeks back. My favorite part of the book wa...more
This is a very interesting book describing the Victorian childhood of E H Shepard, who illustrated Winnie the Pooh. It describes his infancy in a house near Regent's Park, London, and the author has an apparently perfect recall of his life, from a child's eye point of view. I liked how he remembered so clearly how it feels to be a little boy, but I also love the many beautiful pictures in the book. Because he is an illustrator, he is able to help us see life.
There are a few sad examples of how...more
There are a few sad examples of how...more
In this book Ernest H. Shepard, a famous illustrator of Winnie the Pooh and Wind in the Willows, described a happy year from his childhood in London. He managed to capture the intensity, the freshness, the sincerity and the excitement of the child’s experiences. I've lived in London for eight years and found it fascinating to read about the places that I've been to and some that I know well. His vivid descriptions made it easy to compare the Victorian London and childhood to the present day ones...more
An immensely lovable book -- reminiscences from a London childhood with delicious illustrations on nearly every spread. Worth it for the drawings alone, but the quality of the writing surprised me. There is not much narrative thrust, but the descriptions are beautifully clear and immediate. The perspective through a child's eye is completely honest and not at all precious. A treasure.
an absolutely delightful book about his childhood in London. I felt I was in that era with him & could thoroughly identify. Also thoroughly enjoyed Drawn from Life
Apr 27, 2013
Ammut Aisilinn
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Bettie
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Dec 08, 2011
Ana
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Noran Miss Pumkin
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Ernest Howard Shepard was an English artist and book illustrator. He was known especially for his human-like animals in illustrations for The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne.
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