Name/Title
Elizabeth And Her German GardenEntry/Object ID
2023.600.1Description
"Elizabeth von Arnim, who is best known for her later novel 'The Enchanted April' , married a Prussian aristocrat and, with their five children, lived in Nassenheide, Pomerania. Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a semi-autobiographical novel about the joy that the protagonist finds in the delights of her Pomeranian garden, which provides relief from the stifling environment of her household. The novel was originally published anonymously because von Arnim feared that her husband, whom she satirised in the book, would disapprove. Each season of the year is wittily recorded, bringing new events and visitors, conveyed through von Arnim's idiosyncratic perspective, while the 'kingdom of heaven' of the garden provides a calm place where the author finds solace" --WorldCatInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Front flyleafTranscription
Marion Bray Cohen 1-rom [sic] Mamama [sic] Thursday Feb. 21 1901Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
HandwrittenType
StampLocation
Back of back coverTranscription
SMith Bros., Oakland, Calif.Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
InkCreate Date
December 2, 2023
