Adventures of Elizabeth in Rugen (Virago Modern Classics)

Elizabeth von Arnim

ISBN 10: 1853812234 / ISBN 13: 9781853812231

Editore: Little, Brown Book Group, 1990

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G1853812234I3N00

Riassunto:

This travel story is shot through with the Elizabeth von Arnim's special self-deprecating wit and character sketches. In 1901, the "real" Elizabeth holidayed on the Baltic island of Rugen with just her maid, a coachman, a carriage piled with luggage, and a woman friend. But from such unpromising beginnings Elizabeth weaves a captivating farrago round her encounters. There's the bishop's wife and her personable son, a dressmaker and, astonishingly, a long-lost cousin who is trying to evade the pursuit of her professor husband. Meanwhile, Elizabeth's friend goes on knitting, and knitting, and knitting, in a travel story of great charm, wit, and perception.

Informazioni sull?autore: A cousin of Katherine Mansfield, Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941) was born in Sydney, Australia and brought up in England. She wrote 21 books, the most famous of which are ELIZABETH AND HER GERMAN GARDEN and THE ENCHANTED APRIL, which was also a film starring Josie Lawrence.

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Titolo: Adventures of Elizabeth in Rugen (Virago ...
Casa editrice: Little, Brown Book Group
Data di pubblicazione: 1990
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket