The Gardener's Bed-Book
Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things
$37.63
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2003
Summary
First published in 1929, The Gardener’s Bed-Book is a much beloved gardening classic by the renowned editor of House & Garden magazine in the 1920s and ‘30s. Each of its 365 perfectly sized little essays is meant to be read in bed at night after a long day’s work, either real or imagined, in the garden. A charming and mischievously funny companion to curl up with, Wright ranges comfortably-and lyrically-from giving gardening advice to meditating on such topics as antique…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812968736 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0812968735 |
| Author: | Richardson Wright, Dominique Browning |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Gardening |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“I devoured it in a single sitting, front page to last, and I’ll wager that many, many others have done so before me.” —Allen Lacy“Richardson Wright’s resonant meditations on everything from the staking of lilies to the appreciation of nineteenth-century prints of roses are pithy, often amusing, and are marvelously distilled from his life as a master editor and gardener. They will delight a generation that never knew him.” —Henry Mitchell, The Washington Post
About The Author
Richardson Wright
Richardson Wright (1887-1961) was the editor in chief of House & Garden for more than thirty-five years and one of the most prolific horticultural writers in the early part of the twentieth century.
Michael Pollan is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Botany of Desire and Second Nature, named one of the best gardening books of the twentieth century by the American Horticultural Society. He is a contributing editor to Harper’s magazine and a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine.
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