In the Garden with Jane Austen - Couverture rigide

Wilson, Kim

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 071122594X ISBN 13 : 9780711225947

Editeur : Frances Lincoln, 2011

Synopsis

Jane Austen loved a garden. She took a keen interest in flower gardening and kitchen gardening alike. This book strolls through the sorts of gardens that Jane Austen would have known and visited: the gardens of the great estates, cottage gardens, gardens in town, and public gardens and parks. Some of the gardens she owned or knew exist still in some form today; among the gardens highlighted is the restored garden at Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton, England, complete with a sample planting plan of the flowers grown there now. The book also includes touring information for gardens featured in film adaptations of the novels. With lush photos, social history, excerpts from the novels, information on her life, and period drawings, this book brings Georgian and Regency gardens and Jane Austen's world to life. In the Garden with Jane Austen captures the essence and beauty of the traditional English garden. As the heroine of Mansfield Park Fanny Price observes, "To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure, is the most perfect refreshment."

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"A charming book, full of interesting snippets and comment, expounding on the references to gardens in the Austen novels, and discussing the sort of outdoor scenes Jane would have known... A pretty book which would make a delightful gift." - House & Garden

Biographie de l'auteur :

Kim Wilson is a writer, editor, and gardener who lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and is a longtime member of the Jane Austen Society of North America. She is the author of Tea with Jane Austen. Celia Simpson is Head Gardener at Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton, Hampshire.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Frances Lincoln
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 071122594X
• ISBN 13: 9780711225947
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128