Elizabeth and Her German Garden 



Crown Octavo, Cloth, $1.75 



" We find ourselves in the presence of a whimsical, humorous, cul- 

 tured, and very womanly woman, with a pleasant, old-fashioned liking 

 for homeliness and simplicity, with a wise husband, three merry babies 

 ... a few friends, a gardener, an old German house to repose in, a 

 garden to be happy in, an agreeable literary gift, and a slight touch o< 

 cynicism. Such is Elizabeth. It is a charming book." The Academy. 



" Elizabeth . . . prevails upon her husband The Man of Wrath 

 to let her go down to an old neglected country-seat on the Baltic, and 

 fix things up to suit herself. For one thing she resolves to have a gar- 

 den. On this matter of a garden, she has plenty of ideas but no ex- 

 perience, and she undertakes to realize them by the aid of a gardenei 

 who has experience but no ideas, except the general one that Elizabeth's 

 are stupid. Her struggles with the stupidity of man and the perversity 

 of nature are amusingly told." The Nation, 



THE SOLITARY SUMMER 



By the Author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden 

 Crown Octavo, Cloth, $1.50 



"A continuation of that delightful chronicle of days spent in and 

 about one of the most delightful gardens known to modern literature. 

 The author's exquisite humor is ever present, and her descriptions . . . 

 have a wonderful freshness and charm." Evening Post. 



" Perhaps even more charming than the fascinating original, which is 

 saying a great deal." The Glasgow Herald, 



" One of the most charming books that has been published for many 

 a month." San Francisco Chronicle. 



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 ume illustrated with 12 full-page photogravure plates. Price 

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