First published in 1935, Eleanor Farjeon's A Nursery in the
Nineties is one of the most striking accounts of childhood ever
written: a testament to a happy and creative upbringing from an
author rightly renowned for her powerfully imaginative books for
children. 'Nellie' was born in 1881, her father a popular novelist,
her mother from a famous American acting family. She was never sent
to school, was often in poor health and developed a crushing
self-consciousness in company. The nursery at home therefore marked
the limits of her universe through her formative years; yet it was
in this hothouse atmosphere that 'Nellie' began to read, write
stories and, with her three brothers, evolve the rituals and games
that dominated their lives. Though she later admitted that such
experience hampered her mature development, her imagination
certainly flourished, a gift that was soon to communicate itself to
legions of readers.
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