Hortus Vitae
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Friendship, gratitude and the pleasure of ordinary things give Vernon Lee a starting point for these essays on the care of life. The opening dedication remembers Gabrielle Delzant through afternoons spent reading aloud in Gascony, conversations over unfamiliar words, and shared delight in books and places. Lee links these memories to the conviction that a person can begin life afresh many times, finding renewed purpose through generosity and attention to the world.
The collection also turns a critical eye on conversation. In one passage, youthful talk becomes a space for experiment, excitement and growing confidence, while the careful judgments of mature friends can reduce a living person to a collection of faults and virtues. Personal recollection sits alongside arguments about how people think, speak and value one another.
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- Author
- Vernon Lee
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 82
- Language
- English
- Genre
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