{"product_id":"nature-notes-of-an-edwardian-lady","title":"Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful companion volume to the hugely popular \u003ci\u003eThe Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady\u003c\/i\u003e--a trove of exquisite paintings and notes from the same author that have been unpublished and unseen for decades.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe perfect book not only for the thousands of fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady \u003c\/i\u003ebut also all lovers of nature and nature writing. The writing and paintings, created at the same time as those for \u003ci\u003eCountry Diary\u003c\/i\u003e in 1905 and 1906, follows the seasons at Holden's English home with her charming notes, diary entries, quotes, and her choice of poems that celebrate nature, from Wordsworth to Yeats, plus a few of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paintings in \u003ci\u003eNature Notes\u003c\/i\u003e have not been seen for decades and can be enjoyed by a new generation of nature lovers in this beautifully produced volume. This treasure of work from a bygone age has a resonance for today's readers as nature writing has proven time and again one of the most cherished forms of writing. And this calm, elegant book on nature is the perfect volume for watching the changing of the seasons yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I recently added The Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady to my shelf, and it quickly became a little refuge from the rush of everyday life. I love how flipping through its pages filled with watercolor paintings of flowers, birds, insects, and countryside scenes, feels like stepping into a gentler, slower world. The author, Edith Holden, pairs delicate seasonal observations with poetry, diary entries, and musings that invite you to pause, notice, and reflect.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCRAFTS R US\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"It'd make a nice companion to \"Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady,\" an elegant illustrated diary from 1905 by the English artist Edith Holden, pairing her watercolors with daily thoughts about the moors, the grass, the birds... \" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- CHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdith Holden\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas an English artist and art teacher. She was born in Birmingham, England. She became famous following the posthumous publication of her diary notes from 1906, in facsimile form, as the book \u003ci\u003eThe Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady\u003c\/i\u003e in 1977, which has remained a classic in nature writing ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45694934155450,"sku":"9780789344281","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_a0976c09-eabe-4fc6-974d-24f346d7feb9.jpg?v=1772998762","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/nature-notes-of-an-edwardian-lady","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}