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For Sir Francis Bacon it was 'the purest of human pleasures' and the love of the garden and gardening is the first theme of this beautifully illustrated anthology, presenting prose and poetry ranging from Diodorus Siculus' description of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to Edward Thomas's lines in praise of bonfire smoke. Following 'Lovers of Gardens' the book explores three more themes: garden design; the practical business of gardening; and the ways in which gardens and gardening offer solace to the soul.
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Its contents are given weight by Christina Hardyment's intelligent selection of writings about gardens from the Garden of Eden to the Eden Project. Her anthology turns up surprises for even the best-read horticulturalist. --The Times
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Christina Hardyment is the author of more than ten books on literature and social history, including most recently Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands and The World of Arthur Ransome. She reviews regularly for The Times and The Independent
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- PublisherThe British Library Publishing Division
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0712357203
- ISBN 13 9780712357203
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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