The Garden Diary of Doctor Darwin
$80.77
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2021
Summary
In 1986, Susan Campbell made the chance discovery of a hitherto unknown garden diary. She spent the next 35 years researching its background before writing this book.
The diary was written between 1838 and 1865 by the father of Charles Darwin, Doctor Robert Darwin and after his death in 1848 it was continued by his sister, Susan. It describes the horticultural and domestic activities at The Mount, a large house with extensive, beautiful gardens and pastures on the banks of the River S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913491789 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1913491781 |
| Author: | Susan Campbell |
| Publisher: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.33kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 196mm |
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About The Author
Susan Campbell
Susan Campbell studied at the Slade School of Art (1950-53). She then became a food writer and illustrator. Her interest in food led to curiosity about the history of kitchen gardens. She has since become a leading authority on the history of walled kitchen gardens. She has assembled a written, illustrated and photographic archive of over 700 walled kitchen gardens in the UK and Europe and written several books on the subject (including the definitive History of Walled Kitchen Gardens). She is a Vice-President of the Gardens Trust. She holds a Diploma (1987) for the History of Parks, Gardens and Landscape from the Architectural Association.
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