Small Talk at Wreyland (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Cecil Torr

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331485339 ISBN 13 : 9781331485339

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Delightful reminiscences and wry observations from a Devonshire fireside.

This charming collection gathers letters, travel notes, and intimate glimpses of life at Wreyland, a Devonshire home. With a warm, narrator-led voice, it invites readers to share small talk, gossip, and the quiet humor of everyday life, all told in a way that feels both scholarly and very human.

Read as a series of reflections and snippets from the author’s own family letters and experiences, the book blends memory, place, and a keen eye for detail. It offers a gentle, humorous view of country life, along with thoughtful travel and literary musings that resonate beyond the hedgerows of its setting.

• Vivid scenes of country life and village characters.
• Wry humor and insightful asides on books, travel, and history.
• Delightful anecdotes drawn from letters, diaries, and personal recollections.
• A warm, reflective voice that makes past and present feel vividly connected.

Ideal for readers who enjoy anecdotal social history, gentle humor, and a vivid sense of place.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Small Talk at Wreyland

In case this volume should be ready by anyone who has not read its predecessor, I am quoting these three paragraphs from that by way of explanation.

And first, about the place itself,

Wreyland is land by the Wrey, a little stream in Devonshire. The Wrey flows into the Bovey, and the Bovey into the Teign, and the Teign flows out into the sea at Teignmouth. The land is on the east side of the Wrey, just opposite the village of Lustleigh. It forms a manor, and gives its name to a hamlet of six houses, of which this is one.

Secondly, about my writing all these things,

Down here, when any of the older natives die, I hear people lamenting that so much local knowledge has died with them, and saying that they should have written things down. Fearing that this might soon be said of me, I got a book last Christmas - 1916 - and began to write things down. I meant to keep to local matters, hut have gone much further than I meant.

Thirdly, about my publishing what I had written,

I wrote this little book for private circulation; and it was actually in type, and ready for printing, before its publication was suggested. I feel some diffidence in inviting strangers to read what I intended only for my personal friends. But it all seems to hang together, and I have not omitted anything.

Since that was published I have gone on writing things down in the same way as before. And now I find that I have written enough to make another volume of the same extent; and I hope it is no worse.

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331485339
• ISBN 13: 9781331485339
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 136
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