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Elizabeth and Her German Garden

by Elizabeth von Arnim

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1889
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  2. 02 - May 10th

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  3. 03 - May 14th

    10:46

  4. 04 - May 15th

    2:11

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  14. 14 - January 1st

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Elizabeth von Arnim's first book reads like a year kept in a diary, though it is really a record of escape. Married to a Prussian count and installed on a remote estate in Pomerania, the narrator flees the formality of the household to spend her days among roses, borders, and seed catalogues. Her real subject is not horticulture but freedom: the small rebellions of a woman who would rather be alone with her flowers than preside over dinner parties. The tone is wry and self-mocking, with sharp asides about German bourgeois manners, her exasperating husband (whom she calls the Man of Wrath), and the impossibility of getting the gardeners to do as she asks. Published anonymously in 1898, it was an immediate success. This edition is free to read as a PDF and EPUB.

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Elizabeth von Arnim

Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941) was an Australian-born British writer known for witty, gently satirical novels of women's lives. Her best-loved books, including The Enchanted April, blend social comedy with a deep feeling for gardens and freedom.

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First published
1889
Reading time
About 4 hours
Pages
117
Language
English
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