The Adventures Of Elizabeth In Rugen
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The Adventures Of Elizabeth In Rugen by Elizabeth Von Arnim
In 1901 the 'real' Elizabeth holidayed on the Baltic island of Rügen with just her maid, a coachman, a carriage piled with luggage, and a woman friend. From such unpromising beginnings Elizabeth weaves a captivating farrago around her encounters. There's the snobbish bishop's wife and her personable, handsome son, a dressmaker and, astonishingly, a long-lost cousin -- Charlotte -- who is trying to evade the pursuit of her husband, the maddeningly genial old professor. Here, with delightfully astringent humour, Elizabeth recounts the misadventures that befall her. And, as she immortalised her Pomeranian wilderness in the famous ELIZABETH AND HER GERMAN GARDEN, she now writes enticingly of this remote and attractive island.
A mistress of irony * Lisa St Aubin de Teran *
Delicious confection * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Delicious confection * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
A greatly admired literary figure of her time, Elizabeth von Arnim was born in 1866 and brought up in England. She spent later years in Switzerland, the French Riviera and America, where she died in 1941.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844082766 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844082768 |
| Title | The Adventures Of Elizabeth In Rugen |
| Author | Elizabeth Von Arnim |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2006-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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