Picturing England between the Wars: Word and Image 1918-1940

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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. Cover Picturing England between the Wars: Word and Image 1918–1940 Copyright Dedication Contents Prologue List of Figures List of Plates A Note on Illustrations Acknowledgements Plates Introduction 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 15: Air-Mindedness 16: Coda Select Bibliography Books Magazines and Periodicals Index