Memoirs

Lobster at Littlehampton

An Edwardian Childhood

by Clare Sheppard

Description

In this wonderfully rich and funny book Clare Sheppard's family comes to life, particularly her redoubtable grandmother, Mrs Warre Cornish who was a feature at Eton, and a cast of characters like the musician Donald Tovey and writer Hilaire Belloc.

Lobster at Littlehampton

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Rights Information

Worldwide rights available excluding Large Print

Reviews

`A Russian aunt tells stories about "whistling cossacks", a young female Irish rebel teaches Clare history and how to ride a bucking horse and I especially liked a "mother and daughter who listened with tears dripping onto their muffs." Indeed I laughed aloud several times. The copious illustrations drawn by Clare's daughter could not be bettered.' Frances Partridge, The Spectator


Clare Sheppard has the unusual gift of seeing the past with the eye of a child; there is no adult condescension. This is a short book — but a gem.' Neville Braybrooke, The Tablet

Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher/Imprint Tabb House Books / Tabb House
  • Publication Date April 1995
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9780907018940 / 0907018947
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 12.95 GBP
  • Pages180
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Page size23 (198 x 130) mm
  • Illustration39 line drawings, 12 b/w photos on 4 plates
  • Biblio Notesin Pbk 9781873951170.1995.

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