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Elizabeth von Arnim's vivid, humorous, and subtly subversive Elizabeth and her German Garden is one of the great garden memoirs of all time. As the wife of a stern German aristocrat and mother of young children, the irreverent narrator of this engrossing memoir escapes the societal... Read Full Overview

By the author of the beloved "Enchanted April," Elizabeth von Arnim. "'Away with you!' I cried, 'Away with you, symbol of conventionality, of slavery, of pandering to a desire to please-away with you, miserable little lace-edged rag!' And so young had I grown within the last... Read Full Overview

Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, first published in 1898; it was very popular and frequently reprinted during the early years of the 20th century. The story is a year's diary written by the protagonist Elizabeth about her experiences learning... Read Full Overview

'Elizabeth and Her German Garden' is a semi-autobiographical diary about Elizabeth von Arnim's experiences learning gardening and interacting with her friends. It includes commentary on the beauty of nature and on society, but is primarily humorous due to her frequent mistakes... Read Full Overview

Meet Elizabeth and discover there is no greater happiness to be found than when lost in a wilderness of a garden, with bird cherries, lilacs, hollyhocks and lilies crowding the vision. This is her sanctuary from a host of unreasonable demands, whether from the Man of Wrath (husband),... Read Full Overview

May 7th -- There were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden in spite of my years and children. But I did it behind a bush, having a due regard for the decencies ...' Elizabeth's uniquely witty pen records each season in her beloved garden,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, married a Prussian aristocrat to become Countess von Arnim. Elizabeth and her German Garden, a semi-autobiographical novel based on her life in her beloved German country garden, was published anonymously under the name "Elizabeth"... Read Full Overview