Canals, barges and people
By: John O'Connor; illustrations by the author
Series: In Arcadia; In Arcadia (Unicorn Press (London, England))
Publisher: Unicorn Press Ltd.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9781910065259
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Canals; Pictorial works
Description: A classic book on the delights of our rivers and waterways. This is a lyrical prose, illustrated with over thirty sensitive engravings which capture the author's love of nature, as well as the characters in this world. He had a pastoral vision, albeit one imbued with melancholy, at the passing of working barges and a changing world.
Notes: First published in 1950.
Table of contents: title: Beginnings; title: The new monkey boat; title: The new monkey boat is painted; title: The family in the Neston; title: Locks and Meals; title: The Foxton locks; title: Sheila goes to school; title: Night scene at the lock; title: Reflections; title: Voyage in the Eve; title: The Roman canal; title: Endpiece: narrow boat in December.