The Solitary Summer
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2006
Summary
I want to be alone for a whole summer, and get to the very dregs of life. I want to be as idle as I can, so that my soul may have time to grow. Nobody shall be invited to stay with me, and if anyone calls they will be told that I am out, or away, or sick … Wouldn’t a whole lovely summer, quite alone, be delightful
This delightful companion to the famous Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a witty, lyrical account of a rejuvenating, solitary summer filled with books and Elizabe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844082964 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844082962 |
| Author: | Elizabeth von Arnim |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2006 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 226mm x 129mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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Recreates a Wordsworthian sense of rapturous awe - Deborah Kellerway
‘An intriguing portrait of a complex and frustrated woman’ - The TimesAbout The Author
Elizabeth von Arnim
Elizabeth von Arnim was born in 1866 in Sydney, Australia, and brought up in England. She lived much of her life in Switzerland, where she entertained such guests as H.G. Wells (with whom she had an affair) and Katherine Mansfield, her cousin.
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