The Solitary Summer - Couverture souple

Von Arnim, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1421801248 ISBN 13 : 9781421801247

Editeur : 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2005

Synopsis

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - May 2nd. - Last night after dinner, when we were in the garden, I said, "I want to be alone for a whole summer, and get to the very dregs of life. I want to be as idle as I can, so that my soul may have time to grow. Nobody shall be invited to stay with me, and if any one calls they will be told that I am out, or away, or sick. I shall spend the months in the garden, and on the plain, and in the forests. I shall watch the things that happen in my garden, and see where I have made mistakes. On wet days I will go into the thickest parts of the forests, where the pine needles are everlastingly dry, and when the sun shines I'll lie on the heath and see how the broom flares against the clouds. I shall be perpetually happy, because there will be no one to worry me. Out there on the plain there is silence, and where there is silence I have discovered there is peace."

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The book starts with a premise; Elizabeth is to have a summer free of guests, all to herself and her family and her beloved garden. Her husband, "The Man of Wrath", doesn't believe she will last; she will undoubtedly get bored and call for the assistance and entertainment of a friend. But Elizabeth's love of nature and solitude wins in the end, and anyone with a love of the same will love this book in turn. The Man of Wrath makes many more appearances in this book than the previous, Elizabeth and Her German Garden. While it might not have been initially the object, The Solitary Summer ends up being a love letter to her husband. And the dedication to him at the beginning proves this to be so.

Biographie de l'auteur

Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941), born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was a New Zealand-born British novelist. By marriage she became Gräfin (Countess) von Arnim-Schlagenthin, and by a second marriage, Countess Russell. Although known in her early life as Mary, "after the publication of her first book, she was known to her readers, eventually to her friends, and finally even to her family as Elizabeth." and she is now invariably referred to as Elizabeth von Arnim. She also wrote under the pen name Alice Cholmondeley.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: 1st World Library - Literary Society
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1421801248
• ISBN 13: 9781421801247
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 132
• Éditeur: 1stworld Library
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible