1916, ISBN: c5e613e069112b3ef187f112c99d1f67

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Nisbet & Co Ltd., London], SHEILA KAYE-SMITH SUSSEX GORSE RURAL NOVEL RYE, This very good copy is bound in blue/graycloth covered boards with black tit… Mehr…

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Nisbet & Co Ltd., London], SHEILA KAYE-SMITH SUSSEX GORSE RURAL NOVEL RYE, This very good copy is bound in blue/graycloth covered boards with black titling to the spine which is lightly sunned. The f.e.p. has been cut and there is some spotting to the prelims conducive with the age of this book tight, bright and square. A dust wrapper is not present. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. Sheila Kaye-Smith (4 February 1887 - 14 January 1956) was an English writer, known for her many novels set in the borderlands of Sussex and Kent in the English regional tradition. Her 1923 book 'The End of the House of Alard' became a best-seller, and gave her prominence; it was followed by other successes and her books enjoyed worldwide sales. Kaye-Smith's fiction was noted for being rooted in rural concerns: the nineteenth century agricultural depression, farming, legacies, land rents, strikes, the changing position of women, the effects of industrialisation on the countryside and provincial life. Admirers of her work included her close friend G. B. Stern (with whom she collaborated on two books about Jane Austen), Thomas Hardy, and Noël Coward. Kaye-Smith's novels straddle more than one genre of fiction. Her earliest novels partly fit into the 'earthy' rural category, together with that of Mary E Mann, Mary Webb, D. H. Lawrence, and Thomas Hardy, a genre which inspired Stella Gibbons's parody Cold Comfort Farm . Kaye-Smith's descriptions of the Sussex countryside, coast and marsh are still regarded as some of the finest. Several of her heroines become single parents and most face various gender-related trials, reflecting her early feminism. This is just one of several similar editions of her books that I am selling on this site. Ref XX4, Books<

1924, ISBN: c5e613e069112b3ef187f112c99d1f67

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Cassell & Co, London], SUSSEX GORSE SHEILA KAYE-SMITH, SUSSEX GORSE The Story Of A Fight. Sheila Kaye-Smith. Cassell & Co, London 1924 Reprint 462pp Hardbac… Mehr…

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Cassell & Co, London], SUSSEX GORSE SHEILA KAYE-SMITH, SUSSEX GORSE The Story Of A Fight. Sheila Kaye-Smith. Cassell & Co, London 1924 Reprint 462pp Hardback. This copy is bound in leaf green green linen covered boards with blind stamped titling to the front and gilt titling to the spine which is sunned There is a small neat signature of ownership to the front paste down but otherwise the contents are tight, white and bright. (Emily) Sheila Kaye-Smith was born on 4 February 1887 at Battle Lodge, 9 Dane Road, St Leonards. She was the eldest daughter of Edward Kaye-Smith, a local doctor. She grew up in East Sussex and spent the summers with her younger sister Selina staying at local farms, many of which provided inspiration for her novels. Sheila began writing stories while studying at Hastings and St Leonards Ladies College. During her teenage years she wrote six short novels a year. Her first full length novel ‘The Tramping Methodist’ was published in 1908 when she was twenty-one years old and she achieved fame in 1916 with her novel ‘Sussex Gorse’. Her books often had a strong sense of place and the reoccurring rural themes illustrated her knowledge of farming and the local dialect. She also wrote poetry and non-fiction, including a guide to ‘The Weald of Kent and Sussex’ which was part of the Regio, Books<

1924, ISBN: c5e613e069112b3ef187f112c99d1f67

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Cassell & Co], Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback. Clean copy in good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.