Drawn from Memory - The Autobiography of E.H.Shepard (Paperback, New edition)

When he was in his seventies, Shephardy the distinguished illustrator of Winnie-the-Pooh and other classic childrens books turned his skills to this memoir of a childhood in 1880s London. His mother died young and his beloved brother Cyril was killed in World War I, so this book, which derives from stories Shepard told his own children, has the poignant and nostalgic feel of a lost golden age. Shepard writes and draws his cildhood world as a child would see it, picking out odd and amusing details, juxtaposing the trivial and the serious, bringing to the force what a child would think important. While the immediate focus is Ernest and his brother, were also shown holidays, visits, treats and festivities, the family and its wider social circle, notably the strait-laced Victorian aunts, and the social fabric which surrounds them all, its streets, tradespeople, vehicles and local and national happenings. We also glimpse the beginnings of Shepard's interest in art. Illustrated throughout with Shepard's witty drawings, this is a classic account of a vanished world and a reminder of the value of drawing on the childhood experiences buried in all of us. (Kirkus UK)

An evocative childhood memoir by the much-loved illustrator of "Winnie the Pooh" and "The Wind in the Willows". In this autobiography, E.H. Shepard describes a classic Victorian childhood. Shepard grew up in the 1880s in Saint John's Wood with his brother and sister. He was surrounded by domestic servants and maiden aunts, in a an age when horse-drawn buses and hansom cabs crowded the streets. Recalling this time with charm and humour, Shepard illustrates these scenes in his own distinctive style.

General

Imprint:	Methuen Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2000
Authors:	E.H. Shepard
Dimensions:	216 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	190
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-413-75300-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Illustration Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-413-75300-X
Barcode:	9780413753007

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