Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Mar 2026 · Edicions Perelló
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After leaving behind the social life of the city, a young Englishwoman settles in a country house in Pomerania, where she discovers in the garden a refuge from obligations, unwanted visitors, and the conventions of her time. Among roses, winding paths, and the changing seasons, Elisabeth observes with gentle humour the small domestic battles, the silences of the countryside, and the quiet freedom that springs from tending the earth. Elizabeth von Arnim offers a delicate and ironic narrative that blends personal diary, nature writing, and social observation. First published in 1898 and soon becoming an unexpected international success, the book celebrates the regenerative power of nature and the need to preserve a private space of one's own in the face of the world's demands.
After leaving behind the social life of the city, a young Englishwoman settles in a country house in Pomerania, where she discovers in the garden a refuge from obligations, unwanted visitors, and the conventions of her time. Among roses, winding paths, and the changing seasons, Elisabeth observes...
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Elizabeth von Arnim (1866–1941) was a British novelist born in Australia, whose real name was Mary Annette Beauchamp. After marrying a Prussian aristocrat, she lived for several years in Germany, an experience that inspired her most celebrated work, Elizabeth and Her German Garden (1898), originally published anonymously and quickly becoming a great success. Over the course of her career she wrote numerous novels. Her work, widely popular in the English-speaking world, has been rediscovered in recent decades as a distinctive voice in the literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Elizabeth von Arnim (1866–1941) was a British novelist born in Australia, whose real name was Mary Annette Beauchamp. After marrying a Prussian aristocrat, she lived for several years in Germany, an experience that inspired her most celebrated work, Elizabeth and Her German Garden (1898), origina...
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