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Hawker of Morwenstow: Portrait of a Victorian Eccentric (Hardcover)

by Piers Brendon (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (10 Jul 1975)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0224011227
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224011228
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 425,976 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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‘A beautifully written and vastly entertaining book.’ --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


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Piers Brendon is the author of many books, including biographies of Churchill and Eisenhower and the acclaimed The Dark Valley. He also writes for television and contributes frequently to the national press. He is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing account of a complex figure, 23 Oct 2002
This review is from: Hawker of Morwenstow: Portrait of a Victorian Eccentric (Paperback)
This is a beautifully crafted study of a fascinating person. There are lots of stories of mad Victorian vicars but this book offers a readable account of a figure who reveals some of the essence of his age. Hawker had a love/hate relationship with the isolation of his parish; he was paternalistic yet in some ways anti-establishment.

For anyone interested in people such as William Morris, Ruskin or Wordsworth, I would really recommend this book as a thought-provoking study of one with strong sympathy for the pre-industrial, heightened awareness of nature, and great practical compassion for those around him.

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