Elizabeth Von Arnim: 95 books

Elizabeth von Arnim was a British author and Countess best known for writing semi-autobiographical works that served as satirical commentaries of European society during her time.  This edition of Fraulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther includes a table of contents.

Lucy Entwhistle's beloved father has just died, and aged twenty-two, she finds herself alone in the world. Leaning against her garden gate, dazed and unhappy, she is disturbed by the sudden appearance of the perspiring Mr Wemyss. This middle-aged man is also in mourning - for his wife, Vera,...

Elizabeth von Arnim was a British author and Countess best known for writing semi-autobiographical works that served as satirical commentaries of European society during her time.

Lucy Entwhistle is swept into marriage by rich charismatic widower, Everard Wemyss. Together they live in The Willows, an old sprawling mansion which they share with the specter of his dead wife… John Middleton Murray famously described Vera as “Wuthering Heights by Jane Austen.” True,...

Elizabeth von Arnim was a British author and Countess best known for writing semi-autobiographical works that served as satirical commentaries of European society during her time.

Elizabeth von Arnim was a British author and Countess best known for writing semi-autobiographical works that served as satirical commentaries of European society during her time.  This edition of Christopher and Columbus includes a table of contents.

«Magistrale, nel romanzo, il progressivo svelarsi della personalità del marito, via via ritratto come un mostro di egoismo e supponenza, con guizzi di sarcasmo freddo ma feroce. Ed è avvolgente lo stile limpido, pacato e attento ai minimi dettagli della quotidianità, secondo un gusto dei piccoli...

Eine junge englische Frau in ihrem deutschen Garten, gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. Elizabeth hat ihren Mann überredet, mit der Familie aufs Land zu ziehen. Sie will den herrlichen Gutsgarten neu anlegen und die Stille des Landlebens genießen. Ein Jahr hindurch, von Mai bis Mai, zeichnet sie ihr...

Eine junge englische Frau in ihrem deutschen Garten, gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. Elizabeth hat ihren Mann überredet, mit der Familie aufs Land zu ziehen. Sie will den herrlichen Gutsgarten neu anlegen und die Stille des Landlebens genießen. Ein Jahr hindurch, von Mai bis Mai, zeichnet sie ihr...

In 1901 the 'real' Elizabeth holidayed on the Baltic island of Rügen with just her maid, a coachman, a carriage piled with luggage, and a woman friend. From such unpromising beginnings Elizabeth weaves a captivating farrago around her encounters. There's the snobbish bishop's wife and her personable,...

A discreet advertisement in 'The Times', addressed to 'Those who Apppreciate Wisteria and Sunshine...' is the impetus for a revelatory month for four very different women. High above the bay on the Italian Riviera stands San Salvatore, a mediaeval castle. Beckoned to this haven are Mrs. Wilkins, Mrs...

' "Oh, my dear, relations are like drugs, - useful sometimes, and even pleasant, if taken in small quantities and seldom, but dreadfully pernicious on the whole, and the truly wise avoid them" ' Taking respite from the Man of Wrath, her children and her stifling household, Elizabeth...

May 7th -- There were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden in spite of my years and children. But I did it behind a bush, having a due regard for the decencies ...' Elizabeth's uniquely witty pen records each season in her beloved garden, where she escapes...

Meet Elizabeth and discover there is no greater happiness to be found than when lost in a wilderness of a garden, with bird cherries, lilacs, hollyhocks and lilies crowding the vision. This is her sanctuary from a host of unreasonable demands, whether from the Man of Wrath (husband), babies, servants...