Gwen Raverat: Friends, Family, and Affections

by Spalding, Frances

• ISBN13: 9781860467462
• ISBN10: 1860467466
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Harvill Pr

Summary

In this fascinating portrait of Darwin's granddaughter, a key figure in the artistic and intellectual worlds of Cambridge and Bloomsbury, Frances Spalding creates a moving portrait of Gwen's character, life and art.

Author Biography

Frances Spalding is an art historian, critic and biographer. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art

Table of Contents

The Darwin Family Tree	vi
Introduction	vii
Charles Darwin	3	(16)
The Constant One	19	(15)
Destined for Matriarchy	34	(13)
Newnham Grange	47	(15)
Childhood	62	(22)
Adolescence	84	(16)
Yellow Suns	100	(23)
Jacques and Rupert	123	(19)
Comus	142	(13)
A Bewildered Heart	155	(24)
Marriage	179	(22)
Cookham, Gill and Deperdussin	201	(25)
Gide	226	(22)
Darnall's Hall	248	(19)
An Earthly Paradise	267	(15)
Villa Adele	282	(27)
Winter Light	309	(18)
The Old Rectory	327	(22)
Not A Tear of A Prayer	349	(16)
Travels Abroad	365	(13)
War Years and The Old Granary	378	(13)
Period Piece	391	(18)
Notes	409	(17)
List of Illustrations	426	(2)
Acknowledgements	428	(2)
Index	430