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Dedicated to all who "appreciate wisteria and sunshine, " The Enchanted April is Elizabeth Von Armin's dreamlike celebration of womanhood, friendship, and love. Published in 1922 to critical acclaim, The Enchanted April follows the story of four strangers: Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot, two housewives whose marriages have lost their spark, Mrs. Fisher, an elderly widow who longs for the days of her youth, and the beautiful socialite, Lady Ca...

Dedicated to all who "appreciate wisteria and sunshine, " The Enchanted April is Elizabeth Von Armin's dreamlike celebration of womanhood, friendship, and love.Published in 1922 to critical acclaim, The Enchanted April follows the story of four strangers: Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot, two housewives whose marriages have lost their spark, Mrs. Fisher, an elderly widow who longs for the days of her youth, and the beautiful socialite, Lady Car...

The delightful book "The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rugen" by using Elizabeth von Arnim follows the main character, Elizabeth, as she sets out on a ride to the stunning German island of Rugen. The tale is advised thru a set of letters that Elizabeth wrote, which provide a delightful and private account of her adventures and meetings even as she become away. The major a part of the story is Elizabeth's discovery of Rugen, which includes her int...

Christopher and Columbus" is a captivating novel written by way of Elizabeth von Arnim, regarded for her wit and eager observations. The story revolves around two cousins, Christopher and Columbus, who're orphaned and dwelling in straitened occasions in Edwardian England. The cousins, each younger and vivacious, decide to break out their bleak lifestyles through embarking on an adventure to seek employment as partners to aged women. They write...

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Elizabeth von Arnim's vivid, humorous, and subtly subversive Elizabeth and her German Garden is one of the great garden memoirs of all time. As the wife of a stern German aristocrat and mother of young children, the irreverent narrator of this engrossing memoir escapes the societal norms and constrictions of late nineteenth-century patriarchy by becoming an enthusiastic amateur gardener. As she grapples with the expectations placed on her as a...

The Enchanted April" by Elizabeth Von Arnim is a delightful novel published in 1922. The story revolves around four very different women who come together to escape their mundane lives and embark on a month-long vacation in a secluded Italian castle during the springtime. Lottie Wilkins and Rose Arbuthnot, two dissatisfied and unfulfilled English women, decide to rent the castle in the hopes of rejuvenation and self-discovery. They place an ad...

The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth Von Arnim has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

Escape to the idyllic beauty of Italy with The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. Four women embark on a transformative journey to a sun-drenched castle, seeking solace from their mundane lives. This enchanting tale explores friendship, self-discovery, and the rejuvenating power of Italy's spellbinding landscapes.

Princess Priscilla's Fortnight is a 1905 comedy-drama novel by the British writer Elizabeth von Arnim, known at the time as Elizabeth, Countess Russell. It was turned into a play The Cottage in the Air in 1909. In 1929 the novel was turned into a film The Runaway Princess directed by Anthony Asquith and Fritz Wendhausen and starring Mady Christians, Norah Baring and Paul Cavanagh. It was a co-production between the Britain and Germany, and ...

Delightful! A story told in completely in the letter of Fraulein Schmidt to her former lodger and sometime lover, Mr. Anstruther. (Stephanie) About Elizabeth von Arnim: Elizabeth von Arnim (31 August 1866 - 9 February 1941), born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her sec...

Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a novel by the Australian-born writer Elizabeth von Arnim, first published in 1898. It was very popular and frequently reprinted during the early years of the 20th century. The book earned over £10, 000 in the first year of publication, with 11 reprints during 1898, by May 1899, it had been reprinted 21 times. The book is the first in a series about the same character, "Elizabeth". It is noteworthy for or...

Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim is a 1921 novel based on her disastrous second marriage, to Frank Russell. It is a frightening analysis of the naivety of a young woman, as she falls into the power of a pathologically narcissistic husband. In outline, this utterly unromantic novel anticipates Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Naive Lucy Entwhistle is swept into marriage by a widower, Everard Wemyss. His mansion, "The Willows", is pervaded by the spectre...

Elizabeth von Arnim has that elusive quality, wit. Unlike humor or books written to amuse and entertain, wit must be appreciated through the lens of the reader's own experiences. You read a sentence or paragraph, nodding your head and chuckling because you get it. And you feel intelligent because of that, knowing that not everyone will. This whole book was that way, as was "Elizabeth and her German Garden", the previous von Arnim book I read. ...

This was a charming book. Truly enjoyable and fun. A light read, but pretty thorough observations and wittiness sprinkled throughout. (Rebecca Cypher) About Elizabeth von Arnim: Elizabeth von Arnim (31 August 1866 - 9 February 1941), born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin an...

At age twenty-five attractive Anna Estcourt, having grown up without parents and without money, is still living with her brother, Peter and his domineering wife, Susie. However, Anna is beautiful, intelligent, independent, and idealistic. While Peter and Anna's German uncle visits, he and Anna form a friendship. He sympathizes with Anna and her patient endurance with her overbearing sister-in-law, Susie. A few months later Uncle Joachim dies...

With a gentle hand, Elizabeth has created for us a cast of characters who are interesting, funny, loving and many faceted. The book starts out rather slowly and never ramps up to a blazing pace, but is delightful and made me laugh out loud many times. . (Sandy Thomlinson) About Elizabeth von Arnim: Elizabeth von Arnim (31 August 1866 - 9 February 1941), born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a Ge...

In 1901, the Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin decides to go on a walking tour of Rugen, Germany's largest island off the Pomeranian coast. None of her friends want to go with her, so she decides to go alone, in a carriage instead of walking. She has an idea of writing a travel guide of the best inns on the island and best places to swim, etc. She accomplishes this (her gift of poetically describing nature's gifts is admirably suited to this tas...

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