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Excerpt from Lord Northcliffe's War Book
Lord Northcliffe's account of a civilian at war, from the perspective of a newspaper company owner
"A Crofter's House on the Moor," Isle of Skye
A photograph from the Isle of Skye from the book "The Misty Isle of Skye"
St. Ives 1910, from "From Devon to St. Ives"
A photo taken of a beach town in St. Ives, Cornwall.
Primary Text: Cornish Pilchard Fishery
An 1872 text describing the methods used to catch and package pilchards along the Cornish coast of England.
Primary Text: The housekeeper's guide to the fish market for each month of the year : and some account of fish and fisheries, to which are added a few excellent recipes for cooking some sorts of fish: Preface
An 1883 "Housekeeper's Guide" to navigating the local fish markets and the seasonality of various fish in the British Isles. The full text contains seasonal calendars and a variety of recipes for the most common fish.
Virginia Woolf in a Deckchair, 1912
A painting by Vanessa Bell of her sister, the author Virginia Woolf, entitled Virgina Woolf in a Deckchair, (1912).
"Virginia Woolf," ca. 1917
A portrait of the author Virginia Woolf by British artist Roger Fry, dated ca. 1917.
Foreward to Vanessa Bell exhibition, 1930
Virginia Woolf wrote the foreward to an exhibition catalog of her sister Vanessa Bell's recent works in 1930.
"Clouds," 1931
An abstract textile design by British artist Duncan Grant, dated 1931.
"Giraffe Cupboard," ca.1915-16
A cupboard with giraffe motifs designed by British artist Roger Fry, dated ca. 1915-16.