Mary Webb fu una romanziera inglese dell'inizio del XX secolo, le cui opere erano ambientate principalmente nella campagna dello Shropshire e tra la sua gente, che conosceva e amava profondamente. La sua scrittura si distingue per vivide descrizioni della natura e profonde intuizioni sul cuore umano. Possedeva una profonda empatia per tutti i suoi personaggi, trovando bontà e verità in ognuno di essi. Lo stile distintivo della Webb presenta spesso una prosa lirica, che intreccia intricatamente il mondo naturale con le vite emotive dei suoi personaggi.
The book is a facsimile reprint of a culturally significant antiquarian work, preserving its historical value despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. This edition aims to protect and promote literature by providing an affordable, high-quality reproduction that remains true to the original text, ensuring its accessibility for contemporary readers.
A bold reissue of a stunning novel in the tradition of Thomas Hardy and the Brontes - and a perennial favourite on the Virago Modern Classics list.
The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections such as marks and flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote cultural literature by providing an affordable, high-quality edition that remains true to the original text.
Mary Webb was passionately devoted to revealing nature in all of its expressions and forms. She was diagnosed with Graves' disease at the age of 20, and in times of recovery she early noticed that her love of nature sped her healing. She also, in these sensitive times of contemplation and struggle, saw the natural world more tenderly and luminously; the urgencies of life were clearer. The Spring of Joy collects together a group of exquisite essays of appreciation, written with the idea of succouring 'the weary and wounded in the battle of life.' They are an extraordinary record of a woman's empathy, not only for the beauty, colour, form, delicacy and majesty of the natural world, but also for her fellow human beings who suffer.
A work of rare poetic beauty in the tradition of the Brontes and Hardy
Příběh z anglického venkova na sklonku napoleonských válek. Dějovou linii tvoří osud mladého sedláka, který obětuje touze po bohatství své nejbližší i sebe. Dílo je svázáno s přírodou, doznívajícími starobylými tradicemi, zvyky a pověrami.
