Description
| Product ID: | 9781529096248 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Title: | The Gardener's Year |
| Authors: | Author: Karel Capek, Robert Weatherall, Marie Weatherall, Josef Capek |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| Subjects: | Diaries, letters and journals, Diaries, letters & journals, Gardening, Gift books, Gardening, Gift books, Czech Republic, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A pocket-sized gift edition of Karel Capek’s The Gardener’s Year, featuring black and white line drawings by the author’s brother, Josef Capek. <p><i>The Gardener’s Year</i> is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden.<br><br>Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features lively black and white illustrations by Czech artist Josef Capek and is translated by M. and R. Weatherall.<br><br>From making puddles with an untamable hose to sowing luxuriant weeds instead of grass, Capek reveals how a gardener grows into his surroundings ‘spurred on by each new failure’. Subverting the tradition of a ‘how to’ gardening book, he teaches his readers about the magic of seeds, the perils of planting vegetables and the thrilling surprises of a rock garden. As the year progresses and frail buds turn from flowering stems to drooping bulbs and falling leaves, Capek’s small garden buzzes with life, wisdom and humour.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-30 |
