Elizabeth and Her German Garden

Von Arnim, Elizabeth, 1866-1941

About this book

"Elizabeth and Her German Garden" by Elizabeth von Arnim is a novel published in 1898. Written as a year's diary, it follows Elizabeth as she cultivates a garden on her husband's Pomeranian estate while gently satirizing German bourgeois society and those around her. This semi-autobiographical work combines observations on nature with humor drawn from Elizabeth's gardening misadventures and unconventional views on life. Originally published anonymously to protect the author's identity, it became an immediate bestseller with twenty-one reprints by 1899.

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Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_and_Her_German_Garden

Author
Von Arnim, Elizabeth, 1866-1941
Reading level
B1 · Intermediate
Language
English

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