The Pastor's Wife: An English Bishop's Daughter in Prussia
Elizabeth von Arnim
Sep 2026 · Aeneas Press
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The daughter of an English bishop, let out alone for once, slips off on a cheap tour to Lucerne, accepts a German pastor she has known a week, and discovers what a Prussian country parish expects of a wife. Von Arnim had married a Prussian count herself and wrote the East Prussian flatlands, the farming and the steady pregnancies from inside; the comedy is sharp and the ending is not a comfortable one. Fifty-seven paintings by Myles Birket Foster and William Orpen, among others, range from Venice to Buckingham Palace and catch the same social comedy of English manners abroad.
The daughter of an English bishop, let out alone for once, slips off on a cheap tour to Lucerne, accepts a German pastor she has known a week, and discovers what a Prussian country parish expects of a wife. Von Arnim had married a Prussian count herself and wrote the East Prussian flatlands, the ...
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Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941) was a British novelist born in Sydney and raised in England. Her first book, Elizabeth and Her German Garden, appeared anonymously and went through twenty printings in a year. Her works include Elizabeth and Her German Garden, The Pastor's Wife, The Enchanted April, and Vera.
Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941) was a British novelist born in Sydney and raised in England. Her first book, Elizabeth and Her German Garden, appeared anonymously and went through twenty printings in a year. Her works include Elizabeth and Her German Garden, The Pastor's Wife, The Enchanted April...
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