Elizabeth von Arnim

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Avril Enchanté

"Avril enchanté" est un roman écrit par Elizabeth Von Arnim. Il raconte l'histoire de quatre Anglaises qui louent un château italien pour un mois d'avril, dans l'espoir d'échapper à leur vie morne dans l'Angleterre pluvieuse et de trouver le renouveau...

Anna Estcourt, twenty-five and beautiful, is the penniless ward of her distant brother and his exasperating wife. Turning down all offers of marriage, scornful at the thought of leaning on a man for help and comfort, she thinks only of the...

Written during the First World War, Christine tells the heartbreaking story of a young German woman shaped by nationalism and conflict. As innocence collides with propaganda, her fate becomes a powerful indictment of war. Elizabeth von Arnim writes...

Christopher and Columbus

Christopher and Columbus

This lively novel follows twin sisters as they leave England and encounter new possibilities abroad. Full of wit, romance, and social satire, the story explores independence in a changing world. Elizabeth von Arnim delights in sharp dialogue and...

Elizabeth and her German Garden

Elizabeth and her German Garden

Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, first published in 1898; it was very popular and frequently reprinted during the early years of the 20th century. The story is a year's diary written by the protagonist Elizabeth about...

Elizabeth and Her German Garden

Elizabeth and Her German Garden

Elizabeth von Arnim, who is best known for her later novel The Enchanted April, married a Prussian aristocrat and, with their five children, lived in Nassenheide, Pomerania. Elizabeth and Her German Garden is a semi-autobiographical novel about the...

Elizabeth and Her German Garden

Elizabeth and Her German Garden

This bestselling debut made Elizabeth von Arnim famous and remains her most beloved work. Through diary-like reflections, she shares the pleasures of creating a garden in the German countryside. Her voice is witty, candid, observant, and wonderfully...

Elizabeth e il suo giardino tedesco

Elizabeth e il suo giardino tedesco

Pubblicato originariamente nel 1898, "Elizabeth and her German Garden" fu il primo libro di Marie Annette Beauchamp – conosciuta per tutta la vita come Elizabeth. Il libro fu pubblicato in forma anonima. Elizabeth era una cugina della scrittrice più...

Enchanted April (version 2)

Enchanted April (version 2)

Four very different women, with very different reasons for wanting to escape a cold and dreary London, come together to share a month's holiday in a medieval castle. They are brought there by the promise of the advertised 'wisteria and sunshine', but...

When her husband is suddenly killed in a car accident, the widowed Milly Bott is surprised to find that he has left her only a small fraction of his wealth, bequeathing the rest to a charity for fallen women, with the cryptic note that ‘my wife will...

Fräulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther

Fräulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther

Fräulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther is a novella written by Elizabeth von Arnim, a British-German author known for her witty and insightful novels. Published in 1907, the story revolves around the correspondence between two main characters, Fräulein...

Fräulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther

Fräulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther

Told partly through letters, this delightful novel begins with an unlikely friendship at a Baltic seaside resort. Misunderstandings, flirtation, and class tensions soon follow. Elizabeth von Arnim uses humor and social insight to create a thoroughly...

In the Mountains

In the Mountains

In this graceful work, Elizabeth von Arnim turns to mountain landscapes as a source of renewal and perspective. Her prose captures the majesty of open skies, silence, and distance from ordinary worries. Alongside scenic beauty comes wit, reflection,...

Introduction to Sally

Introduction to Sally

Sally is lively, unconventional, and determined to shape her own future. This warm and entertaining novel follows her through friendship, love, and self-discovery. Elizabeth von Arnim brings humor and emotional wisdom to every scene. The heroine’s...

L'aprile incantato

L'aprile incantato

The Enchanted April, scritto nel 1922 dopo il grande successo del suo primo libro “Elizabeth e il suo giardino tedesco”, è di nuovo un libro che tratta di donne e di giardini. Ma stavolta il vero protagonista è l’animo femminile con tutte le sue...

Romance blossoms when Catherine, a 47-year-old widow, and the 25-year-old Christopher meet at repeated performances of a poorly attended play. However, 1920s London society is shocked by such a match, its disapproval shared by Catherine’s daughter and...

This elegant late novel explores what love really means beyond romance and appearances. Through finely drawn characters and emotional tension, Elizabeth von Arnim examines desire, compromise, and personal honesty. Her prose is graceful, witty, and...

The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen

The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen

Returning to the beloved voice of Elizabeth, this travel-inspired sequel follows fresh adventures on the island of Rügen. What should be a peaceful holiday becomes a comic battle with weather, expectations, and human foolishness. Elizabeth von Arnim’s...

The Benefactress

The Benefactress

When a wealthy woman decides to help those less fortunate, she imagines gratitude and harmony. Instead, she discovers envy, selfishness, and the complexity of human nature. Elizabeth von Arnim blends comedy with sharp realism in this engaging social...

The Caravaners, a comic novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, describes an Edwardian caravan holiday in the English county of Kent from the viewpoint of the pompous and self-important Baron Otto von Ottringel, a major in the German army. The Baron becomes...

One of Elizabeth von Arnim’s funniest books, The Caravaners follows an absurdly self-important husband on a holiday journey with disastrous results. Told through his wonderfully unreliable perspective, the novel becomes a masterpiece of comic irony....

The enchanted April

The enchanted April

What happens when four strangers escape their lives—and discover themselves instead?In the quiet aftermath of war-torn England, four women answer an unexpected advertisement and retreat to a secluded Italian castle for the month of April. What begins...

The Enchanted April

The Enchanted April

It’s a dreary February in post-World War I London when Mrs. Wilkins spots an advertisement in The Times for a small Italian castle for rent in April. She sees another member of her women’s club, Mrs. Arbuthnot, reading the same advertisement and...

The Enchanted April

The Enchanted April

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Enchanted April follows four very different Englishwomen—two strangers who impulsively rent a small medieval castle on the Italian Riviera and two acquaintances they invite to share the cost—each...

The Enchanted April

The Enchanted April

To Those who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine...On a miserable, rain-soaked February afternoon in London, four very different women are drawn together by a singular desire: escape. Among them are the timid Mrs. Wilkins and the devoutly sad Mrs....