Comments on: The Silent Traveller https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:41:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Don Morris https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1414129 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:41:31 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1414129 I have a complete collection of then silent traveller series, would not be without them

]]> By: Jazz https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1373611 Sat, 10 Apr 2021 11:03:20 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1373611 Thank you for sharing! these are amazing and love them all, reminds me of my previous life living in London 🙂

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1331512 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 22:06:06 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1331512 What amazingly beautiful drawings. I confess I have not previously heard of Chiang Yee. I feel inspired just looking at them here. Thank you.

]]> By: Judith https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1330498 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:33:31 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1330498 How lovely to see these! I grew up with my parent’s copies of the Silent Traveller books, and used to love reading them, for their gentle humour and insights, and the beautiful illustrations, in which scenes looked both familiar and mysterious. They were the first Chinese art I ever saw.

I have always wondered who Chiang Yee was, and why his books and his art seem to have been almost forgotten.

]]> By: Pamela Traves https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1330392 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 09:24:41 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1330392 I Love these Paintings and hope I can she more. Thank You So Very Much!!????????

]]> By: Catherine https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1330334 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 19:13:00 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1330334 It’s always wonderful to be reminded of Chiang Yee. He wrote similar and equally lovely books about San Francisco, Edinburgh, Japan and Oxford, among other places. All worth seeking out.

]]> By: Marnie Sweet https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1330313 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 15:36:09 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1330313 Enchanting. Delicate, evocative, a new perspective. Thank you, GA.

]]> By: Saba https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1330311 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 15:29:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1330311 Exquisite ink drawings. Fog in Trafalgar Square is especially beautiful. Thank you, thank you!

]]> By: paul loften https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1330303 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:06:05 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1330303 On seeing these illustrations one word instantly came to my mind. Unique

]]> By: Kay https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/02/17/the-silent-traveller-in-london/#comment-1330300 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:22:43 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=179744#comment-1330300 This is a wonderful book. I bought my copy many years ago and re-read it often. It evokes fond memories of London also time spent in China. I appreciate Chiang Yee’s balanced style of writing, his beautiful drawings, a book I will always treasure.

Thank you

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