Anne Estella Sarah Penfold Mathews (1857 - 1938) was the wife of George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave. George Cave was a barrister and Conservative politician who became Home Secretary under David Lloyd George from 1916 to 1919 and served as Lord Chancellor from 1922 to 1928.
Lady Cave was a talented artist and writer with great imagination, and allegedly psychic. She was known as a great hostess and made many friends. She was also a keen gardener and had a great interest in the insect world.
She published several books of memoirs, including Odds and Ends of My Life (1929) and an illustrated children’s book, Ant Antics (1933).
Frontispiece is "The Dutch Garden, Wardrobe Court" from a sketch by George A. Brandram.
No dustjacket. Binding intact, but some slight staining on the cover boards.
First edition, published by John Murray in 1929.
