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The Love Letters of Percy French
Alan Tongue
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Description for The Love Letters of Percy French
Hardcover. Revealed for the first time here is the correspondence that Percy French, one of Ireland's most influential songwriters, wrote to his fiancee and second wife-to-be, Ettie Sheldon, between May 1892 and January 1894. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGP; AVH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154. .
The letters, written over a period of two years, give a fascinating account of French's attempts to further his career in writing and painting. With his inimitable humour he describes his travels and his various collaborations. As with Tongue's previous book, the pages are arranged chronologically, with careful curation of relevant watercolours, archival photographs, programmes, articles and other memorabilia illuminating the text. This collection of letters was left to Alan Tongue by Ettie French, eldest daughter of the marriage, upon her death.
The letters, written over a period of two years, give a fascinating account of French's attempts to further his career in writing and painting. With his inimitable humour he describes his travels and his various collaborations. As with Tongue's previous book, the pages are arranged chronologically, with careful curation of relevant watercolours, archival photographs, programmes, articles and other memorabilia illuminating the text. This collection of letters was left to Alan Tongue by Ettie French, eldest daughter of the marriage, upon her death.
Product Details
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781843516606
SKU
V9781843516606
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 3 to 5 working days
Ref
99-10
About Alan Tongue
The Love Letters of Percy French and more is the result of extensive research and travel by French scholar Alan Tongue, whose ground-breaking study of Percy French, A Picture of Percy French (1990) has become the standard work on this prolific and much-loved Roscommon born Irish lyricist, entertainer, poet and painter. It is now a collector's item, having been out ... Read more
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