Great Possessions
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The scent of lilacs starts David Grayson's reflections on the pleasures of country life. In these personal essays, taste and smell claim as much attention as the sights and sounds of the landscape. A morning walk through his garden leads to comparisons between flowers, while memories of his father's keen nose recall childhood days in the northern woods. Harriet's cooking brings the same close attention indoors, linking the work of the fields with the promise of supper.
The scenes also range beyond the garden. A discussion with Horace about apple varieties turns the eating of a Bellflower into an occasion for thought, and a visit to Madison Square introduces the crowds and public speakers of city life. Rooted in the country life of the Massachusetts Amherst region, these observations offer readers a record of everyday experience shaped by memory, humor and an appetite for noticing small things.
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- Author
- David Grayson
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 92
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Classics
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