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- English
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About this book
First published in 1952, John Constable and the Fishers is based on original letters which have never been published in full before. These have been woven into a connected narrative dealing with the friendship which existed between Constable and various members of the Fisher family, more particularly the Bishop of Salisbury (a personal friend of George III who entrusted him with the education of Princess Charlotte as heiress to the throne) and his nephew the Archdeacon of Berkshire. The Archdeacon's letters give a picture of life in a cathedral closed and country vicarages, reminiscent of Trollope's Barchester and Thomas Hardy's Wessex. In return Constable confides his ideals and ambitions; and as Mr. Grigson suggests in his introduction, the encouragement he received from the Fishers may have had a decisive effect on the future of landscape art. The letters are fully annotated and are illustrated with connected works done by Constable. This book will of interest to students of history, art and literature.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface by Geoffrey Grigson
- Editor’s Note
- Prologue
- I. 1798–1810: Enter the Good Bishop
- II. 1811–1812: Young John Fisher
- III. 1813–1816: Three Marriages
- IV. 1816–1818: Osmington
- V. 1819–1820: The White Horse, and Stratford Mill
- VI. 1820–1821: A Visit to Leydenhall
- VII. 1821: The Visitation of Berkshire: and Skies Over Hampstead
- VIII. 1822: A Visitor from Paris
- IX. 1822: Difficult Times
- X. 1823: Read of the Flowing Locks: and Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds
- XI. 1823: Gillingham
- XII. 1823: Coleorton
- XIII. 1824: Arrowsmith Buys
- XIV. 1824: A Meeting in Town: Brighton: and a Musical Festival
- XV. 1824: Trouble with Tinney: and News From France
- XVI. 1825: The Shows of Bath
- XVII. 1825: The Bishop Returns to Windsor
- XVIII. 1826: Thoughts of Osmington
- XIX. 1826: The Glebe Farm
- XX. 1827–1828: Maria’s Death
- XXI. 1829: Salisbury Revisited
- XXII. 1830–1837: The Close of a Friendship
- Appendix (The Younger Generation)
- Acknowledgements
- Index