Bibliograph

The writer's garden, how gardens inspired the world's great authors, Jackie Bennett ; photography by Richard Hanson

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The writer's garden, how gardens inspired the world's great authors, Jackie Bennett ; photography by Richard Hanson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The writer's garden

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Jackie Bennett ; photography by Richard Hanson

Sub title

how gardens inspired the world's great authors

Summary

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 the flower gardens, vegetable plots, landscapes and writing hideaways of 30 great authors - from Louisa May Alcott's 'Orchard House' where she wrote Little Women and Agatha Christie at Greenway, to Virginia Woolf at Monk's House and the Massachusetts home of Edith Wharton. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned photography plus archive images, and spanning 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 and offers insight into the lives and creative processes of beloved authors

Target audience

adult

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