3 Free eBooks – March 2017

It was challenging to pick 3 ebooks this month since I enjoyed so many.

Holme, Charles (editor). The Old Water Colour Society: 1804-1904. London: Offices of “The Studio.” 1905. Available from Hathi Trust here. In the time before color photography --- water colors were a popular way to capture scenes of life. I liked this one of children outdoors…fishing.

Horwood, A. R. A new British flora: British wild flowers in their natural haunts. London: Gresham. 1919. Six volumes available from multiple sources via Hathi Trust here. When I see books like this, I wonder how many of these plants still survive as wild flowers. A lot has changed in the almost 100 years since this books was written. Still – I always enjoy the botanical drawings and recognize some of the plants.

Pyne, W.H. The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. Jamesʼs Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore. 1819. Three volumes available from Internet Archive: volume 1, volume 2, Volume 3. Note publication the date. The illustrations in these volumes show what the rooms were liked about 200 years ago! The picture I’ve clipped to demonstrate the type of illustration is from Carlton House.