The Language of Flowers: A Miscellany (Inbunden)
avMandy Kirkby, Vanessa Diffenbaugh
ISBN: 9780230759633 - UTGIVEN: 201110'A flower is not a flower alone; A thousand thoughts invest it' All over the world, flowers are an integral part of human culture whether it is the perfect table centre for a wedding, a beautiful bouquet for a birthday, a message of thanks, or to pay one's respect at a funeral. But, while everyone k[...]
Love Letters of the Great War (Inbunden)
avMandy Kirkby
ISBN: 9780230772830 - UTGIVEN: 2014-01From the private papers of Winston Churchill to the tender notes of an unknown Tommy in the trenches, Love Letters of the Great War brings together some of the most romantic correspondence ever written. Many of the letters collected here are eloquent declarations of love and longing; others contain[...]
A Victorian Flower Dictionary: The Language of Flowers Companion (Inbunden)
avMandy Kirkby, Vanessa Diffenbaugh
ISBN: 9780345532862 - UTGIVEN: 201109"A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it."
Daffodils signal "new beginnings, "daisies" innocence." Lilacs mean "the first emotions of love, "periwinkles "tender recollection." Early Victorians used flowers as a way to express their feelings--love or grief, jealousy or devot[...]
