Frank Frankfort Moore (1855–1931)
Auteur de The Jessamy Bride
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Frank Frankfort Moore
The Secret of the Court 2 exemplaires
The Laird of Craig Athol 2 exemplaires
The Keeper Of The Robes 2 exemplaires
According to Plato 2 exemplaires
The fatal gift 2 exemplaires
'I forbid the banns' 1 exemplaire
Castle Omeragh 1 exemplaire
Daireen : a novel 1 exemplaire
The Millionaires 1 exemplaire
From the Bush to the Breakers 1 exemplaire
The courtship of Prince Charming; a modern romance 1 exemplaire
The Other World 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Gaslit Horror: Stories by Robert W. Chambers, Lafcadio Hearn, Bernard Capes and Others (2008) — Contributeur — 32 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1855
- Date de décès
- 1931
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Ireland
- Lieu de naissance
- Limerick, Ireland
- Lieu du décès
- St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 22
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 46
- Popularité
- #335,831
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 15
I admit that I discovered this book because of the quote in Civilization V. It felt like I was reading one of [a:Dirk Bogarde's|178346|Dirk Bogarde|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1189998569p2/178346.jpg] novels, where numerous characters appear at his house, providing amusement, and often derision, by the author who attacks all and sundry in the first person narrative of a segment of his life. Moore's work is a must for all who are considering designing and making a garden. Set against the background of the Great War (although this setting is only revealed by its publication date and the conclusion), Moore covers a good deal of literary, architectural, historical, theatrical, and cultural ground, and there is a rich tapestry of people, places, events, books, plays and so on to mine for more interesting discoveries. This particular book was printed from a scanned copy of the text only and does not include the original photographs, which can be found online at archive.org. It would appear that the garden actually existed, as described. This is a remarkable book and it is one of my favourites. Why such literary gems slip from our collective memory is a wonder, and it is nothing less than wonderful to rediscover these buried in the crevices of history.… (plus d'informations)