Constable by the Sea

Doubtless, this being the English coast, the weather really was often wet. The Brighton pictures have not been much considered as a group. Until, that is, when Peter Harrap, a painter and curator of the exhibition, found himself living in the very house which the Constables rented in the summer of , and working — very probably — in the attic room that Constable used as a temporary studio. Constable and Brighton is the result. Some of its conclusions are surprising.

It is wonderfully specific — a botanical portrait — by a man who loved trees deeply. But vegetation was scarcely a novel subject for Constable. The new element he tackled in Brighton was obvious but profound: As the art historian Ian Warrell points out in the excellent accompanying book, this was a foray onto the artistic territory of his great contemporary, Turner. Even better, though, are his sparkling white spray, churning breakers, dry, granular beaches and alternately lowering and sunny skies. In these pictures Constable frequently performs a conjuring trick that many painters have sought to bring off.

Such alchemy was the goal of many later painters. Personally, I think Constable scored an out and out win. Martin Gayford 22 April 9: Most Popular Read Recent Read.

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The amiable constable handles every encounter with his characteristic humour and professionalism, whether he's investigating a plot to scare away a troublesome suitor or helping a neighbour return his late wife's ashes to her beloved moors. But when Ted Williamson's sheep start disappearing, can Rhea find the culprit without making enemies of the farmers of Yorkshire?

The book is packed with stories of a country flavour and it provides a colourful picture of police work in a large rural district. There is humour and pathos and above all a love of human beings and concern for their welfare.

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Constable across the Moors was originally published by Robert Hale in , and by the same publisher in the Constable at the Double omnibus edition in In the spectacular North Yorkshire countryside, Constable Nick's roles are as varied as the preoccupations of his often eccentric villagers. He finds himself called upon as detective to recover lost sheep; as crime prevention officer to guard giant gooseberries; as legal adviser in the Best Kept Village competition, and sympathetic social worker to those in distress.

His many hilarious anecdotes include a brush with some bright yellow pigs and the account of the invitation to be best man at a wedding because he had to arrest the groom's new mother-in-law. Curious, funny and poignant, this reveals something of the rich diversity of village life and how Constable Nick continues to realise his place within it. Constable in the Dale is a heartwarming and good-natured tale of into the relationship between a copper and his community.

In the fifth book of the Constable series, Nicholas Rhea continues his highly popular police stories - this time with a seaside flavour. As a seasonal break from his usual village beat on the North Yorks Moors, young Police Constable Rhea finds himself involved with holiday-makers and their problems.

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As well as the normal seaside duties, how does he cope with a man who has lost his false teeth in the sea and another who wants to give away thousands of pounds when drunk? Then there's the stray Labrador that thinks he's a police dog and accompanies police officers on night patrols, and the anxious fisherman who daren't tell his wife that he owns a racehorse. These and a galaxy of other delightful characters are encountered by our rural bobby as he goes about his business in this new environment.

For Constable Nick, his police duties may not be as fraught with danger as his city counterparts, but he is certainly kept on his toes From obnoxious cleaners, to lost children and even the occasional arsonist - being a local policeman means never a dull day and Nick increasingly has his work cut out.

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At the same time, the people of Aidensfield and the surrounding areas never fail to amuse with their eccentric ways With a glider crashing into a thatched cottage, or the awkwardness of a pig thief and their stolen pig giving birth in one of the cells, village life is nothing but eventful. And for Constable Nick, raising a young family, dealing with awkward colleagues - and even the odd crime - it's all in the day's work.

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Constable along the Lane is as enlightening as it is amusing; sure to keep you entertained and intrigued all at once. It has now been reissued in paperback and Kindle editions. As Rhea's beat is modernised, with the replacement of his police bike by a mini-van, Nick gets more than he bargained for as his work draws him into closer contact with villagers, in more ways than one! There are compromising positions aplenty in this next charming installment of Aidensfield life, as Nick finds himself lost in dense fog and runs across a couple of illicit lovers trapped in their car.

He advises the village grocer about his very respectable lady shoplifter and discovers how Farmer Owens copes with his nagging wife. In this volume Rhea provides a charming portrayal of the village bobby and genuine North country folk. Adopting civilian clothes, he joins the Criminal Investigation Department to learn about the work of the men in plain clothes.