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An author & a gardener : the gardens and friendship of Edith Wharton and Laurence Johnston / / Allan R. Ruff
| An author & a gardener : the gardens and friendship of Edith Wharton and Laurence Johnston / / Allan R. Ruff |
| Autore | Ruff Allan R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; Havertown, Pennsylvania : , : Windgather Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina | 712.0922 |
| Soggetto topico | Women authors, American - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-909686-47-6
1-909686-49-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: The New York Beginnings; The Jones Family of New York; The Johnston and Waterbury Families; New York's Murray Hill; Deaths of their Fathers; Entry into Society; Escape from New York; Notes and References; Chapter 2: The Arbiter of Taste; The Education of Edith Jones Wharton; 'Land's End'; Edith Wharton and the American Renaissance; Notes and References; Chapter 3: 'The Mount' and Italian Gardens; The Making of 'The Mount' ; Collaboration with Beatrix (Jones) Farrand; Reaction to the Mount and its Garden
Peace and Contentment Travels in Italy; Travels by Car; Back to the Mount ; Farewell to the Mount ; Notes and References; Chapter 4: The Making of a Gardener; Education at Cambridge; The Network of Friends; The Second Boer War; Johnston the Soldier; The High Society of Gardeners; The Purchase of Hidcote; Notes and References; Chapter 5: The Cotswolds and the American Diaspora; Mary Anderson; Alfred Parsons; Arrival at Hidcote; Lady Elcho and the Souls; Notes and References; Chapter 6: Edith Wharton in England; Wharton and the Aristocracy; Close Women Friends; Henry James Wharton's Inner Circle Howard Sturgis; Wharton and the Inner Circle; Coopersale; Notes and References; Chapter 7: Making the Garden at Hidcote; The House; The Garden; The Old Garden; Influences and Friends; The New Garden; The Main Vista; The Fuchsia and Pool Gardens; Mrs Winthrop's Garden; Travels to Egypt and Italy; The Theatre Lawn; The Rest of the Garden; Notes and References; Chapter 8: The First World War; The Reality of War; Mobilisation; The First Battle of Ypres; The Continuing Struggle; The Final Years of the War; Notes and References; Chapter 9: Hidcote and Friends; Norah Lindsay The Hon. Bill Barrington and the Ménage à TroisA Return to Hidcote; A Changing Emphasis; Westonbirt; Notes and References; Chapter 10: Edith Wharton and her French Gardens; The Pavillon Colombe at Saint-Brice; Hyères: Sainte-Claire; The Garden at Ste-Claire; A Day with Edith Wharton; Notes and References; Chapter 11: Johnston and the French Riviera; Menton; Serre de la Madone; Life at Menton; La Mortola; Friends and Neighbours; Financial Restraints; Notes and References; Chapter 12: Plants and Plant Collecting; South Africa; China, Rhododendrons and George Forrest; Afterwards Notes and References Chapter 13: Lawrence Johnston: The Diary Years 1929-1932; Diary Entries for 1929; Diary Entries for 1932; Notes and References; Chapter 14: The Final Chapter; Correspondence with Beatrix Farrand; Louis Bromfield and the Presbytère Saint-Étienne; Edith Wharton's Last Years; The Second World War; Nancy Lindsay; Hidcote and the National Trust; Serre de la Madone; Notes and References; Chapter 15: Afterwards; The Mount; The Pavillon Colombe; Sainte-Claire; Hidcote Manor; Serre de la Madone; Notes and References; Chapter 16: Conclusions and Legacies; The Italian-inspired Garden The Character of Lawrence Johnston |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460329003321 |
Ruff Allan R.
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| Oxford, [England] ; ; Havertown, Pennsylvania : , : Windgather Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An author & a gardener : the gardens and friendship of Edith Wharton and Laurence Johnston / / Allan R. Ruff
| An author & a gardener : the gardens and friendship of Edith Wharton and Laurence Johnston / / Allan R. Ruff |
| Autore | Ruff Allan R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; Havertown, Pennsylvania : , : Windgather Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina | 712.0922 |
| Soggetto topico | Women authors, American - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-909686-47-6
1-909686-49-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: The New York Beginnings; The Jones Family of New York; The Johnston and Waterbury Families; New York's Murray Hill; Deaths of their Fathers; Entry into Society; Escape from New York; Notes and References; Chapter 2: The Arbiter of Taste; The Education of Edith Jones Wharton; 'Land's End'; Edith Wharton and the American Renaissance; Notes and References; Chapter 3: 'The Mount' and Italian Gardens; The Making of 'The Mount' ; Collaboration with Beatrix (Jones) Farrand; Reaction to the Mount and its Garden
Peace and Contentment Travels in Italy; Travels by Car; Back to the Mount ; Farewell to the Mount ; Notes and References; Chapter 4: The Making of a Gardener; Education at Cambridge; The Network of Friends; The Second Boer War; Johnston the Soldier; The High Society of Gardeners; The Purchase of Hidcote; Notes and References; Chapter 5: The Cotswolds and the American Diaspora; Mary Anderson; Alfred Parsons; Arrival at Hidcote; Lady Elcho and the Souls; Notes and References; Chapter 6: Edith Wharton in England; Wharton and the Aristocracy; Close Women Friends; Henry James Wharton's Inner Circle Howard Sturgis; Wharton and the Inner Circle; Coopersale; Notes and References; Chapter 7: Making the Garden at Hidcote; The House; The Garden; The Old Garden; Influences and Friends; The New Garden; The Main Vista; The Fuchsia and Pool Gardens; Mrs Winthrop's Garden; Travels to Egypt and Italy; The Theatre Lawn; The Rest of the Garden; Notes and References; Chapter 8: The First World War; The Reality of War; Mobilisation; The First Battle of Ypres; The Continuing Struggle; The Final Years of the War; Notes and References; Chapter 9: Hidcote and Friends; Norah Lindsay The Hon. Bill Barrington and the Ménage à TroisA Return to Hidcote; A Changing Emphasis; Westonbirt; Notes and References; Chapter 10: Edith Wharton and her French Gardens; The Pavillon Colombe at Saint-Brice; Hyères: Sainte-Claire; The Garden at Ste-Claire; A Day with Edith Wharton; Notes and References; Chapter 11: Johnston and the French Riviera; Menton; Serre de la Madone; Life at Menton; La Mortola; Friends and Neighbours; Financial Restraints; Notes and References; Chapter 12: Plants and Plant Collecting; South Africa; China, Rhododendrons and George Forrest; Afterwards Notes and References Chapter 13: Lawrence Johnston: The Diary Years 1929-1932; Diary Entries for 1929; Diary Entries for 1932; Notes and References; Chapter 14: The Final Chapter; Correspondence with Beatrix Farrand; Louis Bromfield and the Presbytère Saint-Étienne; Edith Wharton's Last Years; The Second World War; Nancy Lindsay; Hidcote and the National Trust; Serre de la Madone; Notes and References; Chapter 15: Afterwards; The Mount; The Pavillon Colombe; Sainte-Claire; Hidcote Manor; Serre de la Madone; Notes and References; Chapter 16: Conclusions and Legacies; The Italian-inspired Garden The Character of Lawrence Johnston |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797224103321 |
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Ruff Allan R.
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| Oxford, [England] ; ; Havertown, Pennsylvania : , : Windgather Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An author & a gardener : the gardens and friendship of Edith Wharton and Laurence Johnston / / Allan R. Ruff
| An author & a gardener : the gardens and friendship of Edith Wharton and Laurence Johnston / / Allan R. Ruff |
| Autore | Ruff Allan R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] ; ; Havertown, Pennsylvania : , : Windgather Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (393 p.) |
| Disciplina | 712.0922 |
| Soggetto topico | Women authors, American - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-909686-47-6
1-909686-49-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: The New York Beginnings; The Jones Family of New York; The Johnston and Waterbury Families; New York's Murray Hill; Deaths of their Fathers; Entry into Society; Escape from New York; Notes and References; Chapter 2: The Arbiter of Taste; The Education of Edith Jones Wharton; 'Land's End'; Edith Wharton and the American Renaissance; Notes and References; Chapter 3: 'The Mount' and Italian Gardens; The Making of 'The Mount' ; Collaboration with Beatrix (Jones) Farrand; Reaction to the Mount and its Garden
Peace and Contentment Travels in Italy; Travels by Car; Back to the Mount ; Farewell to the Mount ; Notes and References; Chapter 4: The Making of a Gardener; Education at Cambridge; The Network of Friends; The Second Boer War; Johnston the Soldier; The High Society of Gardeners; The Purchase of Hidcote; Notes and References; Chapter 5: The Cotswolds and the American Diaspora; Mary Anderson; Alfred Parsons; Arrival at Hidcote; Lady Elcho and the Souls; Notes and References; Chapter 6: Edith Wharton in England; Wharton and the Aristocracy; Close Women Friends; Henry James Wharton's Inner Circle Howard Sturgis; Wharton and the Inner Circle; Coopersale; Notes and References; Chapter 7: Making the Garden at Hidcote; The House; The Garden; The Old Garden; Influences and Friends; The New Garden; The Main Vista; The Fuchsia and Pool Gardens; Mrs Winthrop's Garden; Travels to Egypt and Italy; The Theatre Lawn; The Rest of the Garden; Notes and References; Chapter 8: The First World War; The Reality of War; Mobilisation; The First Battle of Ypres; The Continuing Struggle; The Final Years of the War; Notes and References; Chapter 9: Hidcote and Friends; Norah Lindsay The Hon. Bill Barrington and the Ménage à TroisA Return to Hidcote; A Changing Emphasis; Westonbirt; Notes and References; Chapter 10: Edith Wharton and her French Gardens; The Pavillon Colombe at Saint-Brice; Hyères: Sainte-Claire; The Garden at Ste-Claire; A Day with Edith Wharton; Notes and References; Chapter 11: Johnston and the French Riviera; Menton; Serre de la Madone; Life at Menton; La Mortola; Friends and Neighbours; Financial Restraints; Notes and References; Chapter 12: Plants and Plant Collecting; South Africa; China, Rhododendrons and George Forrest; Afterwards Notes and References Chapter 13: Lawrence Johnston: The Diary Years 1929-1932; Diary Entries for 1929; Diary Entries for 1932; Notes and References; Chapter 14: The Final Chapter; Correspondence with Beatrix Farrand; Louis Bromfield and the Presbytère Saint-Étienne; Edith Wharton's Last Years; The Second World War; Nancy Lindsay; Hidcote and the National Trust; Serre de la Madone; Notes and References; Chapter 15: Afterwards; The Mount; The Pavillon Colombe; Sainte-Claire; Hidcote Manor; Serre de la Madone; Notes and References; Chapter 16: Conclusions and Legacies; The Italian-inspired Garden The Character of Lawrence Johnston |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817162903321 |
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Ruff Allan R.
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| Oxford, [England] ; ; Havertown, Pennsylvania : , : Windgather Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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