Literary Gardens
The imaginary gardens of writers and poets
$40.31
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2025
Summary
Writers have been inventing and imagining gardens for centuries. They are symbols of paradise and desire; scenes for romance and debauchery; and places for adventure and escape.
This book celebrates the most enchanting gardens from literature and re-imagines them with beautiful artworks. Find comfort in the gardens of your childhood (The Secret Garden, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland); reacquaint yourself with classics in a new light (Rebecca, The Great Gatsby); and discover the myri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781836002208 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1836002203 |
| Author: | Sandra Lawrence, Lucille Clerc |
| Publisher: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Frances Lincoln |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 730g |
| Dimensions: | 225mm x 170mm x 23mm |
About The Author
Sandra Lawrence
Sandra Lawrence is an author and journalist who has written about gardens for various publications, including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, English Garden, LandScape, Garden News, Modern Gardens, Hortus, and British Heritage. Her seventeen books include The Witch’s Garden (2019), The Magic of Mushrooms (2022), and Anthology of Amazing Women (2018). She is also the author of Miss Willmott’s Ghosts (2022), a biography of Edwardian plantswoman Ellen Ann Willmott. The ruined garden of Ellen Ann Willmott fueled Sandra’s childhood fantasies of treasure hunting in lost gardens.
Lucille Clerc is a French illustrator based in London. Her work primarily focuses on editorial design and book illustration, with occasional projects in interior and exhibition space design. Her art is inspired by the natural world, as well as the streets and architecture of London.
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