The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall

Alfred Bestall was an artist with enormous breadth of talent. As well as his famous Rupert Bear stories which ran in the Daily Express for thirty years, his work ranged from amusing cartoons for Punch to romantic, dreamy watercolours for Tatler and Eve. Caroline Bott has spent several years carefully researching the life of her godfather. She inherited Bestall's diaries and sketchbooks, in addition to letters, photographs and other archives. As she recounts his experiences in World War I and his remarkable visits to Egypt and the Middle East, the man who emerges is gentle and generous, and loved by all who met him, including Sir Paul McCartney, who visited him in his beloved Wales. Lavishly illustrated, this book will be a delight to all fans of Rupert Bear, as well as a wonderful time capsule of an age gone by.