Author: Elizabeth von Arnim Year: 1904 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Travel, Classic, Fiction
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ISBNs: 9781853812231 9781556857270 1853812234 1556857276 |
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This travel story is shot through with the Elizabeth von Arnim's special self-deprecating wit and character sketches. In 1901, the "real" Elizabeth holidayed on the Baltic island of Rugen with just her maid, a coachman, a carriage piled with luggage, and a woman friend. But from such unpromising beginnings Elizabeth weaves a captivating farrago round her encounters. There's the bishop's wife and her personable son, a dressmaker and, astonishingly, a long-lost cousin who is trying to evade the pursuit of her professor husband. Meanwhile, Elizabeth's friend goes on knitting, and knitting, and knitting, in a travel story of great charm, wit, and perception.
This book is part of the "Elizabeth" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Solitary Summer" First published in 1899 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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