I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith - Canvas Shopper Angela Carter who designed many book covers

who designed many book covers in the 1960s and 70s

One of the most iconic images in movie history: Gene Kelly swinging round the lamppost mid-dance in Singin' in the Rain

but did you know that she was also a botanist and gardener

Wise words from Einstein feature on this adorable babygro

and the envelopes are printed with pressed flowers

I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith - Canvas Shopper Angela Carter who designed many book coversAn original hand lettered design of the opening lines from Dodie Smith's inspirational classic I Capture the Castle: "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink. That is, my feet are in it, the rest of me is on the draining board". I Capture the Castle was Smith's first novel, although she was already a well known playwright. Her children's classic The Hundred and One Dalmatians is possibly the more famous title today, but I Capture the Castle was