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In Laura Troubridge's journals and memoirs, she records family life in Victorian England with vivid portraits of her relatives, governesses and tutors. She describes picnics and excursions, staying in country houses, visits to London and finally her engagement. Already she was designing decorative tiles and Christmas cards and illustrating children's books. Later, as Laura Hope, she became well-known as a pastellist and painted Queen Victoria's grandchildren at Osborne.
The journals are illustrated by the author's own drawings and by family photographs.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1999