Sussex Writers & Artists

Written by Edward Lucie-Smith, illustrated by Ivan Hissey.

Endlessly entertaining and informative, Sussex Writers & Artists is a collection of crisp and concise biographies of writers and artists with a Sussex connection. Over the centuries a substantial number of the nation’s foremost creative figures have had their lives and work touched by the shaping spirit of Sussex. There have been some surprisingly varied reactions: Blake hated the place, Kipling fell in love with it, Bell, Grant and the Woolfs turned it into a place of literary pilgrimage and John Constable just came for a holiday. Whether it’s Beardsley, Belloc or Blake, Edward Lucie-Smith animates their lives and work in a riveting set of illuminating and revealing stories.

Key Points:

• The lives of more than 40 of the county’s foremost writers and artists expertly summarised by art historian and poet Edward Lucie-Smith.
• The Sussex connection is described and the lasting influence the county had on each artist’s work assessed.
• A lively text sets this once-remote corner of England firmly within its social, cultural and historical context.
• Includes shortlists of recommended works for each artist and writer to encourage the reader to explore further.
• Covers writers and artists from the 18th to the 20th centuries.