<p>Marian Cannon Schlesinger's memoir is already a classic. Her account of growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the early decades of the 19th century is full of wit and insight, a picture of a community and way of life now virtually disappeared. Her descriptions of Cambridge characters, local politics, college life, town-gown confrontations, and travels in the Italy and China of the thirties, as well as reminiscences of her childhood in a remarkable household of high-spirited individuals (her mother was a feminist and writer, her father, professor of physiology at Harvard Medical School) are vivid and often hilarious. Her drawings illustrate the text.</p>

Snatched from Oblivion: A Cambridge Memoir

Marian Cannon Schlesinger

Gale Hill Press

This story of a country boy spending a day in the marketplace of old Peking, with its exquisite illustrations, makes a delightful book for children of all ages. Author/illustrator Marian Cannon Schlesinger depicts street fairs, acrobats, children's games, kite flying, wandering camels, and other colorful scenes of city life, which have all but disappeared from modern Beijing.

San Bao and His Adventures in Peking

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Gale Hill Books

Unstated, but evident in I Remember are the travails and accomplishments of a woman coming of age in a pre-feminist era, an era not quite prepared for strong-willed, independent women who refused to let gender push them to the ornamental edges of political life. As an author, artist and activist, Marian straddled diverse worlds. I Remember is an uncommonly appealing account of a thoroughly uncommon life that offers unexpectedly fresh glimpses into events and people-some illustrious, others forgotten- that have shaped our time.

I Remember: A Life of Politics, Painting and People

TidePool Press

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Books by Marian Cannon Schlesinger

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Marian Cannon Schlesinger. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Snatched from Oblivion: A Cambridge Memoir

San Bao and His Adventures in Peking

I Remember: A Life of Politics, Painting and People