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A richly illustrated study of the interplay of word and image in representations of the English countryside, built environment, and domestic space during the interwar period.
During the 1920s and 30s, words and pictures in print were the main way in which people received ideas and entertainment, the two working together in a great variety of forms. Many books of the twenties argued against the loss of the countryside because of suburban building. But the demand for post-war building was great and, following the lead of a government report, many books appeared that showed house designs, allowing readers to design or imagine their ownership. Book designs became attractive, helped by colourful dust jackets and internal pictures. Magazines developed individual talents and special interests for both men and women. And, at the periods close, word and image were combined to publicise the growing RAF and give advice about protecting houses from bombing. In all these, words and images worked together as a complex form of art, communication, and entertainment.
Contents
Introduction
Prologue
Part One: Mapping the Imagined Land
1: Some versions of Arcady
2: Searching for a Place
3: Modern Pilgrims
4: Moving towards Truths
Part Two: Many Mansions
5: Housing for the People
6: Houses for Moderate means
7: Modernism
Part Three: Seeing and the Reading Public
8: Book, Image, and Social Presence
9: Some uses of Imagery
10: Imaging the Classics
11: The Ruralist and the Premier
Part Four: Weekly Communities
12: Magazines for All
13: Magazines for Women
14: The Practical Habit: Magazines for Men
15: Air Mindedness
Coda: 'Such a crop . . . as never'
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