- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (1 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192833286
- ISBN-13: 978-0192833280
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.2 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 913,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A most triumphant trespassing of human imagination into dog sensibilities...The result is a book of irresistible grace and charm' Spectator
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First published in 1933, Flush is the lively and touching biography of the cocker spaniel given to Elizabeth Barrett Browning by Mary Russell Mitford. Quentin Bell described it as an attempt 'to describe Wimpole Street, Whitechapel and Italy from a dog's point of view, to create a world of canine smells, fidelities and lusts'.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Virginia Woolf's fictional biography of Flush the spaniel must make him the most famous dog in literature. Flush was Elizabeth Barrett Browning's beloved cocker spaniel, and she herself wrote two poems about him.
Poor Flush has to contend with being dog-napped, having to accept Robert Browning into his life and then the Browning's baby. He travels form London to Italy, making him a well traveled pooch, also he has to endure the Spiritualist craze of the time.
This book gives you an insight into Elizabeth Barrett Browning's life and the love she had for her dog, as well as a dog's view of living with humans. Definitely the lightest of Woolf's works this is also possibly the most accessible. If you have never read Virginia Woolf before this is a good book to make you acquainted with her work. If you are fans of her books you will love this. This book also includes the original illustrations and Margaret Forster's introduction gives an insight into Flush and his effect on Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Poor Flush has to contend with being dog-napped, having to accept Robert Browning into his life and then the Browning's baby. He travels form London to Italy, making him a well traveled pooch, also he has to endure the Spiritualist craze of the time.
This book gives you an insight into Elizabeth Barrett Browning's life and the love she had for her dog, as well as a dog's view of living with humans. Definitely the lightest of Woolf's works this is also possibly the most accessible. If you have never read Virginia Woolf before this is a good book to make you acquainted with her work. If you are fans of her books you will love this. This book also includes the original illustrations and Margaret Forster's introduction gives an insight into Flush and his effect on Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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What a lovely book. It gives the dogs view of the world it lives in. It is the dog of Elizabeth Browning and a truly delightful book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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An unusual Woolf and unputdownable. Understands a dog's sensibilities like Mark Doty in Dog Years. Interesting Forward by Margaret Forster, who wrote Lady's Maid, Life of Elizabeth B Browning, and which includes much about Flush also, of course. All three books "Must Reads" for dog lovers!
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The only reason I bought this was because it was our book club choice and my heart sank when I heard about it! I'm not wild about dogs and don't like biographies. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ailsa M. Hollinshead
Excellent illustration of artistic skilfulness.
This story is excellent illustration what art can do: in a sense of evolution push us little backwards but at the same time the step could be a huge one and - forward.
Published on 2 Nov 2001 by Zdenka Andrijic
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