Publishers Synopsis
The author of Kitchen Essays (1922) was sister-in-law to the great Gertrude Jekyll, whose biographer wrote that if she 'was an artist-gardener, then Agnes was an artist-housekeeper.' Agnes was a famous hostess (the guests at her first dinner party included Browning, Ruskin and Burne-Jones) and her home, Munstead House, 'was the apogee of opulent comfort and order without grandeur, smelling of pot-pourri, furniture polish and wood smoke'.
During 1921-2 (the now) Lady Jekyll wrote unsigned essays for The Times with titles such as 'Tray Food' and 'Sunday Supper', all of which are contained in Kitchen Essays. (Persephone Books).
Persephone Books; 2001. Persephone book No. 30. Persephone grey wrap in excellent condition. Coordinating bookmark matching the end papers. No inscriptions or book plates. Book is in A+ condition. Pre-owned. ISBN: 1903155185