Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was an Irish-British novelist and short story writer, known for her depictions of life in wartime London. She also wrote evocatively about Ireland, and in The Shelbourne Hotel, she takes readers on a tour through the history of the famous Dublin landmark. Looking out on Dublin as if from the windows of the Shelbourne, and then turning inward to witness the impact of events on the hotel, its guests, and staff, Bowen paints a picture of what was, in the hotel's earlier days, the second city of the Empire, then the battleground of Irish independence and civil strife, and eventually the capital of a republic.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. 1st American edition. Dust jacket in protective cover; very light shelf wear to top of spine; rear cover lightly tanned; green cloth over green and white spotted paper boards; gilt lettering on spine; deckled edges; binding tight; text clean and bright. VG/VG
Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was an Irish-British novelist and short story writer, known for her depictions of life in wartime London. She also wrote evocatively about Ireland, and in The Shelbourne Hotel, she takes readers on a tour through the history of the famous Dublin landmark. Looking out on Dublin as if from the windows of the Shelbourne, and then turning inward to witness the impact of events on the hotel, its guests, and staff, Bowen paints a picture of what was, in the hotel's earlier days, the second city of the Empire, then the battleground of Irish independence and civil strife, and eventually the capital of a republic.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. 1st American edition. Dust jacket in protective cover; very light shelf wear to top of spine; rear cover lightly tanned; green cloth over green and white spotted paper boards; gilt lettering on spine; deckled edges; binding tight; text clean and bright. VG/VG
