THE YELLOW EARL: IN HIS OWN WORDS
The Lost Interview
— A new limited edition pamphlet, 100 hand-numbered copies only. IT WILL NOT BE REPRINTED.
— Available exclusively from Withnail Books in Penrith.
— Published on Saturday April 13th— the 75th anniversary of The Yellow Earl’s death in 1944.
Rediscovered after more than a century, this fascinating interview, originally published in a sporting magazine in 1905, allows you to hear Hugh Cecil Lowther, better known as ‘Lordy’, The Yellow Earl, in his own words…
Here are a couple of sample quotes:
“I don’t like the killing of anything… There’s many a fine stag at Lowther which has been covered by my rifle, but which is still sniffing the dawn in the woods!”
“It is a horrible thing to see the way in which even countrymen, when they go to the towns, are taking to too much whisky and gin. The healthy old beverages of beer and cider are passing out of fashion…”
Adam Newell, the owner of Penrith second hand bookshop Withnail Books, rediscovered the interview in an Edwardian sporting magazine. Newell has previously published limited editions of lost pieces by Lawrence of Arabia and Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, but this time he wanted to do something with Cumbrian appeal.
The Yellow Earl: In His Own Words also features some rare photos, including a newly discovered, previously unpublished ‘Carte de Visite’ portrait of Hugh Cecil Lowther as a young man.
THE YELLOW EARL: IN HIS OWN WORDS
16pp, plus cover printed on Rives Shetland paper.
Hand-numbered, limited to 100 copies, priced £8 each. It will not be reprinted.
Number 1 comes with the original 'carte de visite' portrait photograph of Hugh Lowther as a young man, and is priced at £75. UPDATE: THIS HAS NOW SOLD.
Only available from:
Withnail Books,
The Brunswick Yard,
Penrith,
CA11 7JU
Email to reserve your copy for collection (we are not offering mail order at this time): withnailbooks@btinternet.com
