Episode 2
Elizabeth's garden is a refuge, even when dealing with an difficult and increasingly unstable gardener. Read by Caroline Martin.
Elizabeth von Arnim's semi-autobiographical first novel - first published in 1898 and written as a series of diary entries - details the joys and frustrations of creating a garden on her husband's family estate in northern Germany.
Elizabeth is a wild spirit whose minor eccentricities (she is happiest when eating salad outdoors) bemuse the servants and shock her high-born neighbours. Rather than hating the estate's remoteness and dilapidation, Elizabeth sees her sojourn there as an opportunity to create a beautiful garden in which she can spend time thinking about the world, playing with her beloved daughters and tolerating the occasional visitor.
Reader: Caroline Martin
Writer: Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridger: Sara Davies
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Caroline Martin |
| Author | Elizabeth von Arnim |
| Abridger | Sara Davies |
| Producer | Kirsteen Cameron |
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Tue 7 Jul 201522:45BBC Radio 4- Tue 12 Nov 201914:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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