FARLEIGH WOODBLOCKS: wood engraving blocks made by John Farleigh to illustrate G. B. Shaw's Short Stories, Scraps and Shavings (Constable, 1934). The blocks are lettered according to their published sequence. Blocks for three of the illustrations are... Unspecified

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FARLEIGH WOODBLOCKS: wood engraving blocks made by John Farleigh to illustrate G. B. Shaw's Short Stories, Scraps and Shavings (Constable, 1934). The blocks are lettered according to their published sequence. Blocks for three of the illustrations are... Unspecified

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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Farleigh, John.

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Epithet: CBE, painter and engraver British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000265.0x0003aa ...