A Cezanne in the Hedge and Other Memories of Charleston and Bloomsbury
A Cezanne in the Hedge and Other Memories of Charleston and Bloomsbury

Author: Hugh Lee

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1993-11

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780226470047

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The Bloomsbury circle has long preoccupied writers, critics, and the general public alike. For many years its focal point was Charleston Farmhouse in Sussex, home to Vanessa and Clive Bell and Duncan Grant. A Cézanne in the Hedge brings together thirty firsthand reminiscences of the Charleston, vividly and amusingly evoking its creativity—and eccentricity. Childhood memories from Quentin Bell, Angelica Garnett, and Nigel Nicholson are interspersed with appraisals of the work of Bloomsbury members such as Roger Fry, Maynard Keynes, and Virginia Woolf and of their contribution to twentieth-century British art and thought. The finale is a childhood spoof written by Virginia Woolf entitled "A Terrible Tragedy in a Duckpond."

Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden
Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden

Author: Emily Whaley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1998-04-02

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0684843870

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The vibrant, opinionated, and totally engaging voice of 85-year-old Emily Whaley transforms a guided tour of one of the most visited private gardens in America into a magical adventure, alive with tidbits of advice and deeply moving reflections. Illustrations.

Charleston
Charleston

Author: Quentin Bell

Publisher: White Lion Publishing

Published: 2018-09-06

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0711239312

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Set in the heart of the Sussex Downs, Charleston Farmhouse is the most important remaining example of Bloomsbury decorative style, created by the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Quentin Bell, the younger son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, and his daughter Virghinia Nicholson, tell the story of this unique house, linking it with some of the leading cultural figures who were invited there, including Vanessa's sister Virginia Woolf, the writer Lytton Strachey, the economist Maynard Keynes and the art critic Roger Fry. The house and garden are portrayed through Alen MacWeeney's atmostpheric photographs; pictures from Vanessa Bell's family album convey the flavour of the household in its heyday.

To Hear Them Tell It
To Hear Them Tell It

Author: Mary Clark Coy

Publisher:

Published: 2013-05-31

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780985152659

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This anthology portrays a collective consciousness shared by residents of a time when the city was very different than it is today. The literary image painted within its pages is drawn from the interviews of over two dozen Charlestonians whose recollections typify those of many residents of a time now faded - folks from nearly every section of the city, both Uptown and Downtown, from various neighborhoods and walks of life. Many readers will be native Charlestonians who remember and will be able to relate to much of what is within the pages. However, newcomers and visitors may enjoy learning about an earlier Charleston that has given way to a new identity.

Charleston
Charleston

Author: Mary Preston Foster

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738517797

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A guide book will help natives and visitors alike appreciate the history and residents of the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina, one of the South's great cultural destinations, which has endured periods of grandeur, occupation, a devastating earthquake, fires, hurricanes, and the challenges of Reconstruction. Original.

The Great Cooper River Bridge
The Great Cooper River Bridge

Author: Jason Annan

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781570034701

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The Cooper River Bridge opened in 1929, and for the first time connected Charleston directly to the north. This volume is a complete history of the bridge, exploring how early 20th-century Charleston helped shape the bridge, and how the bridge subsequently shaped the city.