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''Period Piece: A Cambridge Childhood'' is an autobiographical memoir by Gwen Raverat covering her childhood in late 19th Century Cambridge society. The book includes anecdotes about illustrations of, many of her extended family (see Darwin–Wedgwood family). As the author explains in the preface it is "a circular book" and although it begins with the meeting of her parents (Sir George Darwin and Maud du Puy) and ends with Gwen as a student at The Slade, it is not written chronologically, but rather arranged in a series of fifteen themed chapters, each dealing with a particular aspects of life. The book is illustrated throughout with line drawings by the author. The book is dedicated to her cousin Frances Cornford. It was originally published by Faber & Faber in 1952 in hardback and as a paperback in 1960. It was reviewed in ''The Times''〔Childhood Memories Cambridge In The Nineties. ''The Times'', Wednesday, Oct 15, 1952; pg. 3; Issue 52443; col F〕 and by David Daiches in ''The Manchester Guardian''〔A CAMBRIDGE CHILDHOOD David Daiches. The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) ((UK) ) 28 Oct 1952: 4〕 == Family trees == The author's immediate family consisted of her father, Sir George Darwin, her mother Lady Maud Darwin, and their four children; Gwen and her younger siblings Charles Galton Darwin, Margaret, and William "Billy". At the very beginning of the book, two family trees are given, one for the author's mother and one for her father. The family trees are reproduced here with minor modification: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Period Piece (book)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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