Edith Shackleton in The Lady
“None before her has been so frank, so robust, so comprehensive. Tremendous fun… companionable, evocative and informing.”

From the Publisher
Edith Templeton—bohemian aristocrat, accomplished novelist, and widow of the physician to the King of Nepal—wrote this highly individual account of her visit to six northern Italian towns in the early Fifties. Enchantingly evocative of the time and places, her vintage narrative is a gem of travel literature. In her new Introduction, Anita Brookner offers an insightful, gracefully written analysis of the astringent wit and classic poise of Templeton’s writing. With a new Introduction by Anita Brookner.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Edith Templeton—bohemian aristocrat, accomplished novelist, and widow of the physician to the King of Nepal—wrote this highly individual account of her visit to six northern Italian towns in the early Fifties. Enchantingly evocative of the time and places, her vintage narrative is a gem of travel literature. In her new Introduction, Anita Brookner offers an insightful, gracefully written analysis of the astringent wit and classic poise of Templeton’s writing. With a new Introduction by Anita Brookner.

SYNOPSIS

New Edition, with a new Introduction by Anita Brookner.

FROM THE CRITICS

Edith Shackleton