Episode 4
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
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Role | Contributor |
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Reader | Caroline Martin |
Author | Elizabeth von Arnim |
Abridger | Sara Davies |
Producer | Kirsteen Cameron |
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- Thu 9 Jul 2015 22:45´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Thu 14 Nov 2019 14:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 15 Nov 2019 02:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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