{"product_id":"the-writers-garden-how-gardens-inspired-the-worlds-great-authors-hardcover","title":"The Writer's Garden: How Gardens Inspired the World's Great Authors - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJackie Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSee inside the gardens where literary giants from Tolstoy to Agatha Christie created some of their finest works in this visually stunning and fascinating book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Discover the \u003cb\u003eflower gardens, vegetable plots, landscapes and writing hideaways of 30 great authors\u003c\/b\u003e - from \u003cb\u003eLouisa May Alcott's 'Orchard House'\u003c\/b\u003e where she wrote \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003cb\u003e Agatha Christie at Greenway\u003c\/b\u003e, to \u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf at Monk's House\u003c\/b\u003e and the Massachusetts home of \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFully illustrated with specially commissioned photography \u003c\/b\u003eplus archive images, and \u003cb\u003espanning centuries and continents\u003c\/b\u003e, this book visits the homes and gardens that inspired novelists, poets and playwrights. It shows how outdoor spaces were important to writers in many different ways and \u003cb\u003eoffers insight into the lives and creative processes of beloved authors\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writers featured include: \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e in Kent and Hampshire, \u003cb\u003eAgatha Christie\u003c\/b\u003e in Devon, \u003cb\u003eBeatrix Potter\u003c\/b\u003e in the Lake District, \u003cb\u003eThomas Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e in Dorset, \u003cb\u003eWalter Scott\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRobert Burns\u003c\/b\u003e in Scotland, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Wordsworth\u003c\/b\u003e in Cumbria, \u003cb\u003eVirginia Woolf\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRudyard Kipling\u003c\/b\u003e in Sussex, \u003cb\u003eFrances Hodgson Burnett\u003c\/b\u003e in Kent, \u003cb\u003eJack London\u003c\/b\u003e in California, \u003cb\u003eEdward James\u003c\/b\u003e in Mexico, \u003cb\u003eJean Cocteau\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGeorge Sand\u003c\/b\u003e in France and \u003cb\u003eGoethe\u003c\/b\u003e in Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This\u003cb\u003e deeply insightful book sheds new light on some of literature's greatest works\u003c\/b\u003e, offers rare glimpses into the lives of these brilliant minds, and \u003cb\u003eshowcases in stunning full color\u003c\/b\u003e the gardens in which these writers spent their time. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJackie Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e has travelled widely, visiting and writing about gardens. Her books include \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Writer's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWild About the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIsland Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a former editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Garden Design Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe English Garden\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Hanson's \u003c\/b\u003ework has appeared in books and magazines and he has photographed in the gardens of well-known garden writers such as Helen Yemm, Ursula Buchan, Francine Raymond and Ronald Blythe. His photography has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Garden Design Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGardening with the National Trust\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 11.65 x 9.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764803436832,"sku":"9780711277168","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d47ad9559a8067899c48ba7f722abec2.webp?v=1780255177","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-writers-garden-how-gardens-inspired-the-worlds-great-authors-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}