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As Christmas approaches, Elizabeth is afflicted by visitors - and must deal with an obdurate governess. Read by Caroline Martin.

Best known for The Enchanted April, Elizabeth von Arnim's first novel, the semi-autobiographical Elizabeth and her German Garden, was published anonymously in 1898. In it she mines her unhappy marriage to an overbearing Count – the 'Man of Wrath' – and the mores of the German landed gentry. Subversive, witty and a beautiful meditation on the joys of gardening, it was a huge bestseller and firmly established von Arnim's reputation as an author.

Reader: Caroline Martin
Writer: Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridger: Sara Davies
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Nov 2019 02:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Caroline Martin
Author Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridger Sara Davies
Producer Kirsteen Cameron

Broadcasts

  • Thu 9 Jul 2015 22:45
  • Thu 14 Nov 2019 14:00
  • Fri 15 Nov 2019 02:00

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