CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 7
3. PART ONE
4. 1. Setting Off 9
5. 2. Open House 12
6. 3. Wood of St. John 17
7. 4. Harold and Essie 21
8. 5. Nomad Child 25
9. 6. A Life in Art 33
10. 7. Wild Dorset 41
11. 8. Beautiful Visits 47
12. PART TWO
13. 9. A Private War 55
14. 10. Bang in the Blitz 68
15. 11. Dreamer in Landscape 78
16. 12. John and Lucian 85
17. 13. Brothers in Arts 93
18. 14. Exquisite Corpses 105
19. 15. Welsh Arcadia 113
20. 16. The Poet’s Eye 118
21. 17. Less than Liberation 125
22. 18. The Great Escape 131
23. PART THREE
24. 19. Spring in Athens 143
25. 20. Rites of Passage 150
26. 21. Lucian Again 159
27. 22. Voyages of Discovery 170
28. 23. Ravisher of Eyes 177
29. 24. On a Tightrope 185
30. 25. Going Native 192
31. 26. Daphnis and Chloë 202
32. 27. Aegean Adventure 214
33. 28. Bloody Blighty 223
34. 29. I Spy Trouble 229
35. 30. The Sea Change 237
36. 31. Lotus Eating 245
37. 32. New Muse 253
38. 33. To the Lighthouse 263
39. 34. Arresting Times 270
40. 35. Phoenix Nests 277
41. 36. Portent of Tragedy 287
42. 37. Eclipse of Apollo 292
43. 38. Into the Ravine 298
44. 39. Athens of the North 308
45. PART FOUR
46. 40. A Time of Gifts 315
47. 41. The Last of Lucian 322
48. 42. Hull and Back 327
49. 43. Painting Pleasure 333
50. 44. King of Chania 345
51. 45. Growing Young 352
52. 46. Charmed Life 356
53. Epilogue 366
54. Sources 370
55. Credits 375
56. Picture Credits 377
57. Index 378