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A Cape Childhood
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How did it feel to be a child in the Cape at the turn of the century? Here re the sights and sounds, the smells and tastes, the whole texture of living, as experienced by Norah Henshilwood as a child. She gives a first-hand picture of the Cape Peninsula, in the years between the Anglo-Boer War and the First World War, a time when life was simpler and the only contact with the world across the seas was the arrival of the weekly mailship. Through her narrative, and the evocative photographs and illustrations, we can feel just what it was like to live in the quiet village of Claremont among its diverse people, and to make jaunts to the sea and ‘up the line' to Town.
How did it feel to be a child in the Cape at the turn of the century? Here re the sights and sounds, the smells and tastes, the whole texture of living, as experienced by Norah Henshilwood as a child. She gives a first-hand picture of the Cape Peninsula, in the years between the Anglo-Boer War and the First World War, a time when life was simpler and the only contact with the world across the seas was the arrival of the weekly mailship. Through her narrative, and the evocative photographs and illustrations, we can feel just what it was like to live in the quiet village of Claremont among its diverse people, and to make jaunts to the sea and ‘up the line' to Town.
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| Author | Norah Henshilwood |
|---|---|
| Publisher | David Philip Publisher |
| Place | Cape Town |
| Year | 1972 |
| ISBN | 9780949968029 |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | Good |
| Dustjacket Condition | Good |
| Comments | Gift inscription on first page; Page edges yellowed; DJ corners scuffed |
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