Author: Von Arnim, Elizabeth, 1866-1941 (Keywords)

In 1901 the 'real' Elizabeth holidayed on the Balti island of Rugen with just her maid, a coachman and a female companion. But from such uncompromising beginnings, Elizabeth weaves a captivating farrago around her encounters.

First published in 1936, the story of Elizabeth von Arnim's life, and her extraordinary dogs, is now reissued after many years. The author leads the reader on a witty and poignant journey of canine companionship.

Inside are servants, meals and furniture, and an upright Teutonic husband, but outside in the garden, Elizabeth can escape domestic routine, play with her babies and garden to her heart's content.

Inside are servants, meals and furniture, and an upright Teutonic husband, but outside in the garden, Elizabeth can escape domestic routine, play with her babies and garden to her heart's content.

'The Enchanted April', Elizabeth von Arnim's irrepressible novella, tells the tale of four very different women who, on answering an advertisement in The Times, find themselves far away from the drizzle of London and instead in the warmth of an Italian sun. There, alongside the lapping of the Med...

A discreet advertisement in The Times lures four very different women away from the dismal British weather to San Salvatore, a castle high above a bay on the sunny Italian Riviera. There, the Mediterranean spirit stirs the souls of Mrs Arbuthnot, Mrs Wilkins, Lady Caroline Dester and Mrs Fisher, ...

A discreet advertisement in The Times lures four very different women away from the dismal British weather to San Salvatore, a castle high above a bay on the sunny Italian Riviera. There, the Mediterranean spirit stirs the souls of Mrs Arbuthnot, Mrs Wilkins, Lady Caroline Dester and Mrs Fisher, ...

Approaching the watershed of her 50th birthday, Fanny, having long ago divorced Mr Skeffington and not given him a thought for many years, is surprised to find herself thinking of him often. She discovers that if she is to survive, she must confront an altered perception of herself.

This delightful companion to the famous Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a witty, lyrical account of a rejuvenating summer. Descriptions of magnificent larkspurs and burning nasturtiums give way to those of cooling forest walks.