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Elizabeth enjoys the peace of her snowy garden, despite of an influx of Christmas visitors

As Christmas approaches, Elizabeth is afflicted by visitors - and must deal with an obdurate governess. Read by Caroline Martin.

Best known for The Enchanted April, Elizabeth von Arnim's first novel, the semi-autobiographical Elizabeth and her German Garden, was published anonymously in 1898. In it she mines her unhappy marriage to an overbearing Count – the 'Man of Wrath' – and the mores of the German landed gentry. Subversive, witty and a beautiful meditation on the joys of gardening, it was a huge bestseller and firmly established von Arnim's reputation as an author.
 
 
Reader: Caroline Martin
Writer: Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridger: Sara Davies
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron

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Semi-autobiographical novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, first published in 1898.

Semi-autobiographical novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, first published in 1898, detailing the joys and frustrations of creating a garden on her husband's family estate in Germany.

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