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- Publisher: Hogarth; 1st ed. edition (1933)
- ASIN: B000KRXFAU
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 14.7 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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IT IS universally admitted that the family from which the subject of this memoir claims descent is one of the greatest antiquity. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Virginia Woolf may be best known for her modernist novels such as Mrs Dalloway, The Waves, and To The Lighthouse, but she also wrote this seemingly light and funny 'biography' of the spaniel belonging to Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Woolf read the published love letters between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett and was hugely entertained by the feature they made of Barrett's dog's, Flush. (The dog was clearly put out by the courtship and not amused to be second in his mistress's favour.) However, though it might seem just a lighthearted read, Flush: A Biography raises questions about 'breeding' and status - showing such notions to be absurd. The book essentially charts the taming and training of Flush (who is a pedigree dog) and effectively put this alongside the 'taming' and 'classification' of women. The book itself is a funny and imaginative read and sold very well at the time it was first published. Woolf was apparently worried she would be put down as a 'ladylike prattler' for writing this book and would have hated it to be described as 'charming', but whether you read it at face value as a fun and clever book about a dog's life, or look for the dissection of women's lot in life, it is definitely worth reading.
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In this book Virginia Woolf tells the life story of the Spaniel Flush and his mistress the English poet Elizabeth Barett. The two are inseprable and share the ups and downs in life. Elizabet Barett became the wife of poet Robert Browning and shortly after their marriage they moved to Italy taking Flush with them. Moving to Italy makes both Flush and his mistress bloom.As everything else written by Virginia Woolf this book has a beautiful language and is filled with a wonderful sence of beeing there.As well as portraying Flush it also gives us a beautiful portrait of Elizabeth Barett, her life how it was and how it came to bee after meeting her future husband. Robert Browning. "Flush" is a must for dog lovers. You will feel happy and even more convinced that dogs really are man's best friend after you have read this book.
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There are many editions of Virginia Woolf's delightful story about Flush and his owner Elizabeth Barrett Browning, but if you are going to buy a copy why not buy one of Persephone Books beautiful editions.
The story is deceptively simple and there are those who think the writing is far too whimsical and quite unworthy of the brilliant Virginia Woolf. However, I think they have missed the point. Flush comes from the freedom of the countryside to live in the Barrett's house in the city as a companion to the constantly ailing Elizabeth. Ms Woolf uses Flush's thoughts and observations to tell us a great deal about the way society expected women to behave in Victorian England, the restrictions on them and their lack of opportunities. This engaging (cocker spaniel!) narrator is a very socially aware pet and he gives us a very clear picture of life in London at that time. He notices class conflicts and struggles, the claustrophobic atmosphere in the Barrett's home and the squalor in parts of the city. At the same time, Flush provides a glimpse into the life of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning both before and after Robert Browning enters her life.
The book is quite charming and this gorgeous Persephone edition makes a beautiful gift for a friend or for yourself.
The story is deceptively simple and there are those who think the writing is far too whimsical and quite unworthy of the brilliant Virginia Woolf. However, I think they have missed the point. Flush comes from the freedom of the countryside to live in the Barrett's house in the city as a companion to the constantly ailing Elizabeth. Ms Woolf uses Flush's thoughts and observations to tell us a great deal about the way society expected women to behave in Victorian England, the restrictions on them and their lack of opportunities. This engaging (cocker spaniel!) narrator is a very socially aware pet and he gives us a very clear picture of life in London at that time. He notices class conflicts and struggles, the claustrophobic atmosphere in the Barrett's home and the squalor in parts of the city. At the same time, Flush provides a glimpse into the life of the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning both before and after Robert Browning enters her life.
The book is quite charming and this gorgeous Persephone edition makes a beautiful gift for a friend or for yourself.
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