The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

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It is promised that in The Edwardian Lady, Taylor has ‘established this fascinating story with the inclusion of a previously hidden chapter’ of Edith’s. Well, I thought I'd really like this, but it was a little dull and there were lots of things the author didn't address.

It is thoughtfully reproduced in it's original diary form which adds authenticity to this charming, historical and informative book.I had no idea who Edith Holden was prior, and while now I know her work I don't really feel as if I know very much more after reading. Here, she wrote and illustrated ‘Nature Notes for 1906’; however, the book was not published under its current title, The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, until 1977.

After attending art school, she worked as an illustrator, with her drawings (often of animals) being published in several books.On every single page, it is clear that she gave such consideration to everything she put down on paper. I suppose, to look on the bright side, I can say that once I made myself finish reading it, the time went by quickly! An ok biography of Edith Holden whose nature notes for one year formed the book A Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. Holden was born in Kings Norton in Worcestershire in 1871, and grew up in a small Warwickshire village with her family. There were a few things regarding her that surprised me, but I guess that would be true of all people wouldn't it?