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Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers

Elizabeth Ellicott
Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers
Step into the heart of the home with this essential guide, "Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers." Authored by a seasoned culinary expert and home management enthusiast, this cookbook is a treasure trove of practical wisdom, time-tested recipes, and invaluable advice for individuals venturing into the art of homemaking. Key Features: Comprehensive Culinary Compendium: This cookbook is a comprehensive compendium that g...

CHF 23.50

Fraulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther

Elizabeth von, Arnim
Fraulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther
First published in 1907, this epistolary novel contains the letters from Fraulein (Rose-Marie) Schmidt to Mr (Roger) Anstruther. It is set in the college town of Jena, Germany where Roger, an Englishman, has just spent a year learning German. During his last hour before returning to England, the two confess their feelings and become secretly engaged. Rose-Marie's letters, filled with effusions of life and nature, also chronicle the relationshi...

CHF 27.90

Elizabeth and Her German Garden

Elizabeth von, Arnim
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Elizabeth and Her German Garden was 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 her experiences learning gardening and interacting with her friends. This book is followed by The Solitary Summer. The illustrated edition includes watercolors by Simon Harmon Vedder.

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In the Mountains

Elizabeth von, Arnim
In the Mountains
First published in 1920, the story is written in first person as a journal. Our narrator is a tired English woman who, after WWI, escapes ambiguous personal troubles in London and seeks refuge at her chalet among the Swiss Alps. As she starts to gain strength, two English women, also of ambiguous personal circumstances, show up literally on her doorstep. The hostess takes them in, and they embark on a strange and endearing path to helping each...

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Christopher and Columbus

Elizabeth von, Arnim
Christopher and Columbus
First published in 1919, Christopher and Columbus relates the journey of orphaned twins, Anna Rose and Anna Felicitas von Twinkle, on a journey of discovery across the ocean from England to America during WWI. Born of a German father and English mother and not belonging culturally to either nation, the twins travel to America in hopes of starting anew and finding relatives to take them in.

CHF 34.50

The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen

Elizabeth von, Arnim
The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen
First published in 1904, The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen is a travel journal written in the same style as the author's other autobiographical works Elizabeth and Her German Garden and The Solitary Summer. Elizabeth's a goal is to ride her coach around Rügen, Germany's largest island and a popular tourist destination. Von Arnim records her journey with enlightening and always witty observations.

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Princess Priscilla's Fortnight

Elizabeth von, Arnim
Princess Priscilla's Fortnight
First published in 1905, Princess Priscilla's Fortnight was no doubt written as a true-to-life fairy tale for Von Arnim's children. It tells the story of Priscilla, a hugely popular German princess, who grows tired of her lavish and pampered life. Through the instruction of her mentor, Herr Fritzing, she learns there is a wide and varied world outside the castle walls and yearns to escape.

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