Read more
This social, artistic, and cultural history examines three generations of the Lushington family and their relationships with prominent British figures and family members' roles in larger trends such as abolitionism, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and positivist philosophy.
List of contents
Part I: Stephen
Chapter 1: "The L's are a good race"
Chapter 2: Formative Years
Chapter 3: The "Mourning Bride"
Chapter 4: The Grieving Widower
Chapter 5: A Social Conscience
Part II: Vernon
Chapter 6: A Child of Reform
Chapter 7: "My Tropic Season"
Chapter 8: A Disciple of Maurice
Chapter 9: A Hearer of Carlyle
Chapter 10: Comte: "A light in a dark world"
Chapter 11: Art For Art's Sake?
Chapter 12: Pre-Raphaelite Portraits
Chapter 13: Portrait of a Marriage
Chapter 14: "My Life for Others"
Chapter 15: A Legacy
Part III: Kitty
Chapter 16: A Charmed Childhood
Chapter 17: The Home Quartette.
Chapter 18: Towards the Lighthouse: A Broken Engagement
Chapter 19: The Lighthouse and Beyond: Marriage
Chapter 20: Mrs Dalloway
Part IV: Epilogue
Chapter 21: The Last of the Lushingtons
About the author
The author is pleased with the kind words he received for the first edition:
To say this is totally unlike anything I've ever read before would be an understatement...aliens, religion, spirituality, humanity...looking forward to the rest of the series!
-Sherri Warner, Indie Book Reviewers
In this dangerous time when people are strengthening borders and compassion is at an all-time low, David Taylor's book contains an enlightened message.
-Steve Hackett, musician and composer, lead guitarist for Genesis
Book Two: The Rejected Counsel of Oomb
Book Three: Centers of the Universe (first editions both available from Virtualbookworm)
HOWEVER, family and friends continue to insist the author's real towering achievement is a homemade chocolate chip cookie.
