Pat Barr (1934–2018)
Author of Jade: A Novel of China
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
VIAF ID: 8628779
Series
Works by Pat Barr
A Curious Life for a Lady: The Story of Isabella Bird, a Remarkable Victorian Traveller (1970) — Author — 55 copies, 2 reviews
The Coming of the Barbarians: A Story of Western Settlement in Japan 1853-1870 (Penguin Travel Library) (1967) 39 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Barr, Pat
- Legal name
- Barr, Patricia Miriam
- Other names
- Copping, Patricia Miriam (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1934-04-25
- Date of death
- 2018-03-20
- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of Birmingham (BA, 1956)
University College London (MA, 1964) - Occupations
- teacher
author - Organizations
- Yokohama International School
University of Maryland (Overseas Program in Japan)
National Old People's Welfare Council - Short biography
- Pat Barr was born in Norwich, Norfolk and read English at Birmingham University and University College, London.
Her first non-fiction books, The Coming of the Barbarians and The Deer Cry Pavilion, are about western settlements in Japan, where she once lived for three years. Her other non-fiction books include A Curious Life for a Lady, To China with Love, The Memsahibs and Taming the Jungle, all set in the nineteenth century East. She then turned her hand to fiction with Jade. Pat Barr makes frequent trips to the East, dividing the rest of her time between Blackheath, London and the Hebridean Isle of Coll. ( Information found in her book Kenjiro published by Corgi books 1986) - Nationality
- England
- Birthplace
- Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Yokohama, Japan
London, England, UK - Disambiguation notice
- VIAF ID: 8628779
- Associated Place (for map)
- Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Members
Reviews
I loved this book about Isabella Bird, eminent Victorian-era traveler. I appreciate the work that historian Pat Barr put into compiling all of Isabella Bird's available letters and books, along with historical details about the places she visited. It was very engaging, and sometimes laugh out loud funny, from beginning to end. My copy (1970 hardcover First Edition) has many photographs, some taken by Isabella, and also drawings she did. Includes sources and and index.
I decided to give up on this--I didn't care enough and there was an overabundance of flowery language, which I dislike. I took it to my local Little Free Library--I hope it finds the right person!
the whole idea was interesting but too many people, so can't really remember any individuals.
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Statistics
- Works
- 18
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 387
- Popularity
- #62,498
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 58
- Languages
- 4