{"product_id":"record-of-a-long-life","title":"Record of a Long Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\nRecord of a Long Life\u003c\/i\u003e, written in 1896, is the memoir of \u003cb\u003eHenry\nPilleau\u003c\/b\u003e, army surgeon, traveller and artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning\nmost of the 19th century, it offers revealing insights into the changes in\nthose years: from a description of his childhood home in Kennington looking out\non an open expanse of countryside to his observations on the impact of tourism\non the ancient marvels of Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe served in\nIndia before and after the Mutiny and in Ireland during the Great Famine and a\nFenian rebellion. He records in fascinating detail the conditions in which he\npractised and the medical improvements he made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe memoir is\na rich kaleidoscope. On one page there is an amusing conversation with\nConstable about Turner's work; on another we read of hair-raising encounters\nwith tigers. He reminds the Governor-General of India that they had been\nroom-mates at school; he tells of an audience with the King of France\nimmediately after an attempted assassination; he relates the sad story of a\ncaptured Andaman islander and his months as medical companion to a sickly\n12-year-old Lord Herbert on an eventful trip to the Holy Land. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe novelist Charles\nDickens, the billiards champion Kentfield, the unconventional Arabist Lady Duff\nGordon and the actor Charles Kean all appear. But it is as an artist and a\ntraveller that Henry Pilleau is at his most observant, never happier than when\nsketching in his favourite cities, Cairo and Venice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume\nweaves his art into the pages of the memoir, the result being an engaging mix\nof social history and art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fairfield Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55761647534424,"sku":"9781739929350","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781739929350_a325f826-a6bd-484b-bb34-8c78019126ae.jpg?v=1759013141","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/record-of-a-long-life","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}