Up The Garden Path: A Little Anthology - Hardcover

Stoddart, Laura

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0752825569 ISBN 13: 9780752825564

Publisher: Orion, 1999

Synopsis

An irresistible little book of quotations from many writers with robust views on a subject close to all our hearts, and illustrated by a young artist with a delightfully unpredictable viewpoint all her own. From Jane Austen to Stevie Smith, from Daisy Ashford to Oscar Wilde, from Shakespeare to Vita Sackville-West, the brief quotations offer an affectionate and sometimes caustic view of gardens and gardening, houses and housekeeping, and the beauties and perils of the countryside beyond the garden wall.
The miniature figures that people the pages, admiring (and sometimes deploring) nature and their surroundings, are characterful and humorous. Laura Stoddart's illustrations are as pretty as they are witty, and the flowers and trees, the greenhouses, gardens and vistas and even the odd pieces of furniture that are scattered through the text make this the most enchanting gift book of the year.

About this title

Review:

These little treasure-troves of wit and wisdom are perfect for dipping into (GOOD BOOK GUIDE)

Book Description:

The prettiest, wittiest anthology for lovers of houses and gardens, from the new Sara Midda.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0752825569
• ISBN 13: 9780752825564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96