The Accidental Garden Writers - British

The Accidental Garden Writers - BritishWhat is a garden? Is it an arena for the display of human mastery or might it be something less determined, more generous? These are questions that Richard Mabey, arguably England's greatest nature writer, considers in his new book, The Accidental Garden. From the pressing surrounds of the inventive, half wild garden that Mabey, an instinctive rewilder, and his partner Polly, a determined grower, have shared for two decades, Mabey weighs past hopes

the spirit of la dolce vita that infuses every page

Karenina’s Children from the November 5

she took control of her own destiny and became one of the first modern entrepreneurs

America's Sweetheart from the October 6

Pilgrim from the August 22

December 1

and these oyster forks only enhance the feeling

The design of the Voltaire cover is based on an antique binding of Zadig

“I lie here in a riot of sunlight

The Story Map of Ireland (1935) features historical facts about Éire’s major battles

The New Age of Tyranny from the October 24

Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Man from the May 12