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'An intimate and thought-provoking work'

Dan Pearson

MARK LAWSON BELL

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The Collection

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Edward Stamner

4 October 1910

'Cold beef and baked potato'

Lanhydrock, Cornwall

Sara

27 December 1931

'Blancmange'

Folkington, East Sussex

Maria Abbot

31 August 1893

'Bread, Cheddar and Grapes'

Brede, East Sussex

Fee McDonald

13 October 1842

'Oranges'

Bampton, Oxfordshire

Rebecca Carter

18 October 1872

'Bread and Brandy'

Bethnal Green, London

Clarence Harris

13 February 1894

'Roast Goose with Herb Stuffing'

Hackney, London

Leonora Shulberg

4 August 1872

'Plum Pudding'

Primrose Hill, London

John Adams

4 January 1902

'Chicken Broth'

Chelsea, London

Elizabeth Craven

8 July 1874

'Duck Terrine'

Lerryn, Cornwall

Norman Robertson,
Ralph Swanberg, Edwin Taylor

25 September 1903

'Roast Partridge'

Hackney, London

John Fern

8 March 1874

'Goats Cheese'

Broad Oak, Sussex

John Adams

4 September 1905

'Stewed Plumbs and Custard'

Hackney, London

Margaret Fountaine

7 August 1905

'Honeyed Water'

Norwich, Norfolk

Miss Bayley

6 May 1921

'Wild Garlic, Cheddar and Seeded Bread'

Rye, East Sussex

George Cloud

19 April 1893

'Toad-In-The-Hole with Pigs-In-Blankets'

Hastings, East Sussex

Edward Ruthers

10 May 1828

'Beef and Oyster Pie'

Bovey Tracey, Devon

Flora Cotton

18 October 1862

'Jam Sandwiches'

Notting Hill, London

Ned Peterson

29 July 1862

'Fish Pie'

Hastings, East Sussex

Jenny Jones

14 November 1894

'Butter Biscuits'

Chelsea, London

David Peartree

4 January 1892

'Walnuts'

Hastings, East Sussex

Richard Dawson

3 August 1862

'Egg Flan and Cheddar'

Downtown, Hampshire

Mary Quaterly

26 August 1902

'Rhubarb Tart'

Hastings, East Sussex

Jessie Foreman

1 November 1903

'Lamb Chops'

Bethnal Green, London

Isadora Green and
Harriet Henderson

2 August 1862

'Lemon Tartlets'

Lostwithiel, Cornwall

Mary Foreman

9 September 1929

'Blackberries'

Bodmin Moor, Cornwall

Fancesca Calabria and Frankie Gerconie

21 April 1860

'Coffee Beans'

Picadilly, London

Leonora Anders

10 August 1876

'Lemonade and Brill with Shrimps'

Betws-Y-Coed, North Wales

Timothy James

28 August 1907

'Roast Chicken'

Hastings, East Sussex

Harold Simpson

7 June 1878

'Brown Trout and Steamed Nettles'

Lewes, East Sussex

Cedric Watts

7 September 1878

'Tomato Tart and Glasshouse Salad'

Lechlade, Gloucestershire

Annie and Charlotte

22 June 1906

'Strawberries and Cigarette Ash'

Charleston, East Sussex

Joan Simmerman

21 May 1906

'Bacon and Eggs'

Gidleigh, Devon

Alice Marriott

26 October 1879

'Hodge Podge Stew'

Downton, Wiltshire

Royston Du Maurier-Lebek

26 October 1873

'Cucumber Sandwiches'

Hastings, East Sussex

Donald Gwilym

23 April 1792

'Lamb Shank'

Brecon, South Wales

David Davies

18 September 1843

'Meat and Vegetable Pasty'

Glendurgan, Cornwall

Philip Trotter

12 December 1832

'Black Pudding

Hastings, East Sussex

Harry

13 December 1890

'Tenderloin'

Great Dixter, Northiam, East Sussex

Sally Whitton

21 August 1864

'Steamed Mussels'

Lewes, East Sussex

John Waterman

15 August 1843

'Earthworms'

Victoria Park, Hackney, London

Joyce Strange

20 April 1848

'Victoria Sponge'

Cardiff, Wales

Edward Thomas

4 September 1903

'Cod and chips'

Hastings, East Sussex

George Bell

14 August 1872

'Kedgeree'

Rosecraddoc, Cornwall

Fred Walker

3 October 1830

'Kedgeree and Wilted Leaves'

Hastings, East Sussex

Henry Birdwhistle

4 October 1862

'Blackcurrant tart'

Hastings, East Sussex

Peter Packham (Attrib.)

2 November 1812

'Haddock and Eggs'

Hastings, East Sussex

Andrew Wolmark

15 November 1823

'Liver and Potato'

Hastings, East Sussex

Matthew Weeks

3 January 1897

'Beef in Beer'

Rye, East Sussex

Rhoda Perry

14 February 1860

'Scotch Woodcock'

Hastings, East Sussex

Briony Bantam

4 October 1810

'Potted Chicken Livers'

Hastings, East Sussex

Jessie Jones

18 April 1802

'Water'

Hackney, London

Sir George Simons

31 January 1812

'Dover Sole and Grapes'

Kingston, East Sussex

Spoken Word

The Detail

260mm x 210mm hardback
Wibalin (buckram finish) cover
160 pages on 157gsm matt art paper
Die cut holes on map showing locations
Head and tail bands
Ribbon book mark
Weight 950g

Whispers

‘An intimate and thought-provoking work that begs you to make these small worlds whole again.'

Dan Pearson

‘A charming dish of tales, morsels of delight, a feast for your imagination.’

Sally Gardner

‘What a lovely diversion! Beautiful.’

Lady Sorrell OBE

‘Poetic and magical.’

Mourad ‘Momo’ Mazouz

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