Drawn From Memory
The Autobiography of E.H. Shepard
E.H. Shepard
"An enchanted book, warm with muffin fires and bright with untrammelled innocence" - Daily Mail
In this delightful autobiography E. H. Shepard describes a classic Victorian childhood. Shepard grew up in St John's Wood in the 1880s, with his brother Cyril and sister Ethel, among domestic servants and maiden aunts, in an age when horse-drawn buses and hansom cabs crowded the streets. Drawn from Memory recalls this time with great charm and humour, and Shepard illustrates the scenes of his young life with more than 120 of his inimitable drawings. "Drawn from Memory will be enjoyed by everyone who has read and loved Winnie the Pooh and the other writings of A. A. Milne, as well as The Wind in the Willows and countless other classics. It is a vivid and enchanting evocation of a bygone age, and a fascinating insight into the formative years of the much-loved artist who brought so many children's favourites to life.'This is one of those books that have all the marks of a classic" - Country Life "Drawn from Memory recreates a vanished age with unusual clarity ... text and pictures combine with the happiest effect" - Times Literary Supplement
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About E.H. Shepard Ernest Shepard, "Kipper" to his friends, was born in 1879. He attended art school at the Royal Academy and served in the First World War, after which he made his living as an artist (and political cartoonist for Punch magazine). He died in 1976
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