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 ...
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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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Add this copy of A Nursery in the Nineties to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by G. J. Askins - Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Lebanon, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Oxford University Press.
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Good in Good jacket. 5 1/2x8. 534 page reprinting of the 1935 Victor Gollancz original, with the illustrations. A memoir of the author's family in 1890s London. Just good copy-the dust jacket is complete-but worn at corners and edges and lightly sunfaded on spine. Full green exterior with title on spine in gold-slightly sprung. Interior has prior owner name on front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked, tight and clean.
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Good. 1935. Hardcover. Clean copy. Fine in dust jacket with shelf wear, sunning to spine, and some tearing to dust jacket but remains good. Signature from previous owner on endpaper.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of A Nursery in the Nineties to cart. $40.00, good condition, Sold by Book Alley rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pasadena, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Oxford U. P.
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Good jacket. Signed. First Edition. Good. SIGNED; signed, dated and gift inscribed to niece Miriam Farjeon by author Eleanor Farjeon at half title page. Gift inscription reads: To dear Miriam with love from Nellie (Eleanor Farjeon) December 31st 1970. In Good unclipped dust jacket Dust jacket is shelfworn with light tears at crease to edges; sunned spine and edges; with minor smudging. Hardcover green cloth boards with gilt stamped title at spine. Thumbing and soiling to textblock edge. Previous owner's name marked at ff.
Add this copy of A Nursery in the Nineties to cart. $44.50, very good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1960 by Oxford University Press.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket. New edition, 1960, with B&W illustrations; tightly bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine; light wear to corners and spine edges. Dust jacket not price-clipped; spine and front panel edges faded; light wear to edges. Otherwise, a clean, tidy copy.
Add this copy of Nursery in the Nineties (Oxford Paperbacks) to cart. $48.88, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Oxford University Press.
Add this copy of A Nursery in the Nineties to cart. $207.52, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND.
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Very Good. 1935. Hardcover. 8vo Good/Fine in original dustwrapper. Victor Gollancz was a teacher publisher author and public campaigner who spen his life t passionately trying to make people see the truth as he saw it. In many ways he epitomised the social conscience of the mid twientienth century. He founded The Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign against Capital Punishment. Fine copy......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
She means the 1890s! I loved this book. I have always wondered what made Eleanor Farjeon the crystal clear, vivid and skillful writer she was. Now I know! Plus I got a glimpse into a world-past and a very original family life from a master storyteller.
The most fascinating story for me was how she and her beloved older brother Harry created a secret game they played for all of their lives. This game, which they called TAR from the original two characters they played (Tessie and Ralph) involved them acting out conversations between characters in books, plays, etc. - for hours! - fascinating to read about and totally the childhood you would want to have if you wanted to be a 5-star novelist when you grew up!