The birdman's wife [Paperback]
Ashley, Melissa, 1973-2016
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Inspired by letters from Elizabeth found tucked inside her famous husbands research, The Birdmans Wife takes the form of an intimate memoir of a woman whose talent and adventurous spirit led her from the glittering salons of London to the wilds of Van Diemans land and New South Wales. Artist Elizabeth Gould spent her life capturing the sublime beauty of birds the world had never seen before. But her legacy was eclipsed by the fame of her husband, John Gould. This book at last gives voice to a passionate and adventurous spirit who was so much more than the woman behind the man. Elizabeth was a woman ahead of her time, juggling the demands of her artistic life with her roles as wife, lover, helpmate, and mother to an ever-growing brood of children. In a golden age of discovery, her artistry breathed wondrous life into countless exotic new species, including Charles Darwin's Galapagos finches. In this book, a naïve young girl who falls in love with an ambitious genius comes into her own as a woman, an artist and a bold adventurer who defies convention by embarking on a trailblazing expedition to the colonies to discover Australia's curious birdlife. This is an indelible portrait of an extraordinary woman overlooked by history until now.
Main title:
The birdman's wife [Paperback] / Melissa Ashley.
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Imprint:
South Melbourne, Victoria : Affirm Press, 2016
Collation:
389 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781925344998
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
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Subject:
Gould, Elizabeth, 1804-1841 -- FictionGould, Elizabeth, 1804-1841 -- Marriage -- FictionGould, John, 1804-1881 -- Marriage -- FictionFamilies -- Australia -- FictionOrnithologists -- Australia -- FictionOrnithological illustration -- Australia -- FictionAustralia -- Discovery and exploration -- FictionBiographical fictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
287610
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Paperbacks | A | Available |