Period Piece (book)

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Period Piece: A Cambridge Childhood is an autobiographical work by Gwendoline Mary "Gwen" Raverat (née Darwin; 26 August 1885-11 February 1957), the daughter of George Howard Darwin and Maud du Puy.

As the author explains in the preface it is "a circular book" - and although it begins with the meeting of her parents and ends with Gwen as a student at Slade is not written chronologically, but rather arranged in a series of fifteen themed chapters, each dealing with a particular aspects of life such as "Education", "Sport", "Ghosts and Horrors".

The book is illustrated throughout with line drawings by the author.

It was originally published by Faber & Faber in 1952 in hardback (ISBN 1-904555-12-8) and as a paperback (ISBN 0-571-06742-5) in 1960.

Darwin College, Cambridge. The Old Granary to the left was part of the Darwin family home and Period Piece describes it being afflicted by flooding from the River Cam
Darwin College, Cambridge. The Old Granary to the left was part of the Darwin family home and Period Piece describes it being afflicted by flooding from the River Cam

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