Description
See inside the gardens where literary giants from Tolstoy to Agatha Christie created some of their finest works in this visually stunning and fascinating book.
Discover theflower gardens, vegetable plots, landscapes and writing hideaways of 30 great authors– fromLouisa May Alcott’s ‘Orchard House’where she wroteLittle WomenandAgatha Christie at Greenway, toVirginia Woolf at Monk’s Houseand the Massachusetts home ofEdith Wharton.
Fully illustrated with specially commissioned photographyplus archive images, andspanning centuries and continents, this book visits the homes and gardens that inspired novelists, poets and playwrights. It shows how outdoor spaces were important to writers in many different ways andoffers insight into the lives and creative processes of beloved authors.
Writers featured include:
Jane Austenin Kent and Hampshire,Agatha Christiein Devon,Beatrix Potterin the Lake District,Thomas Hardyin Dorset,Walter ScottandRobert Burnsin Scotland,William Wordsworthin Cumbria,Virginia WoolfandRudyard Kiplingin Sussex,Frances Hodgson Burnettin Kent,Jack Londonin California,Edward Jamesin Mexico,Jean CocteauandGeorge Sandin France andGoethein Germany.
Thisdeeply insightful book sheds new light on some of literature’s greatest works, offers rare glimpses into the lives of these brilliant minds, andshowcases in stunning full colorthe gardens in which these writers spent their time.
“With stunning color photographs, this is a handsome coffee table book sure to spark interesting conversations among those who leaf through its thick pages.”– California Review of Books
Jackie Bennetthas travelled widely, visiting and writing about gardens. Her books includeShakespeare’s Gardens,The Writer’s Garden,Wild About the GardenandIsland Gardens. She is a former editor ofThe Garden Design JournalandThe English Garden.
Richard Hanson’swork has appeared in books and magazines and he has photographed in the gardens of well-known garden writers such as Helen Yemm, Ursula Buchan, Francine Raymond and Ronald Blythe. His photography has been featured inThe Garden Design Journal, andGardening with the National Trust.
Frances Lincoln
Pub Date: September 26, 2023
0.94″ H x 11.65″ L x 9.37″ W
240 Pages
Hardcover
