Immagine dell'autore.

Beverley Nichols (1898–1983)

Autore di Down the Garden Path

72+ opere 2,953 membri 71 recensioni 12 preferito

Sull'Autore

Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) was a prolific writer on subjects ranging from religion to politics and travel, in addition to authoring six novels, five detective mysteries, four children's stories, six autobiographies, and six plays. He is perhaps best remembered today for his gardening books
Fonte dell'immagine: From the back cover of "Merry Hall," Portland, Ore.: Timber Press, 1998.

Serie

Opere di Beverley Nichols

Down the Garden Path (1932) 374 copie
Merry Hall (1951) 372 copie
Laughter On The Stairs (1953) 201 copie
Sunlight on the Lawn (1956) 190 copie
A Thatched Roof (1933) 174 copie
A Village in a Valley (1934) 132 copie
The Tree That Sat Down (1945) 123 copie
Garden Open Today (1963) 111 copie
Twenty-Five (1930) 81 copie
Garden Open Tomorrow (1968) 78 copie
Down the Kitchen Sink (1974) 65 copie
The Mountain of Magic (1950) 64 copie
Rhapsody in Green (2009) 50 copie
Crazy Pavements (1927) 34 copie
Death to Slow Music (1956) 31 copie
A Case of Human Bondage (1966) 29 copie
The Moonflower (1955) 28 copie
Father Figure (1972) 27 copie
A Book of Old Ballads (1934) — A cura di; Introduzione — 26 copie
The sweet and twenties (1958) 21 copie
No Man's Street (1954) 19 copie
Murder by Request (1960) 19 copie
Unforgiving Minute (1978) 16 copie
The rich die hard (1957) 15 copie
Cry Havoc! (1933) 15 copie
Powers That Be (1966) 15 copie
Verdict on India (1944) 14 copie
No Place Like Home (1934) 13 copie
Evensong (1932) 13 copie
Self (1923) 13 copie
Cats' A-Z (1960) 12 copie
Women and Children Last (1931) 12 copie
The Star Spangled Manner (1928) 11 copie
The Fool Hath Said (1936) 10 copie
Patchwork (2013) 10 copie
A Pilgrim's Progress (1900) 10 copie
Prelude (2007) 9 copie
Forty Favourite Flowers (1964) 7 copie
Yours Sincerely (1948) 6 copie
Oxford-London-Hollywood (1931) 5 copie
For adults only; (1932) 5 copie
Revue (1939) 5 copie
Men Do Not Weep (1941) 4 copie
The Sun in My Eyes (1969) 3 copie
All About Cats (1975) 3 copie
Uncle Samson. (1950) 2 copie

Opere correlate

Strange Tales from the Strand (1991) — Collaboratore — 109 copie
The Book of Cats (1976) — Collaboratore — 106 copie
The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories: Volume Two (2017) — Collaboratore — 77 copie
The Gardener's Bedside Reader (2008) — Collaboratore — 21 copie

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Will I like the Beverly Nichols trilogy? in Gardening (Aprile 2014)

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Någon gång i barndomen, troligen i slukaråren, lånade jag från biblioteket den här boken. Jag minns att jag gillade den tillräckligt för att låna om den. Jag minns att den handlade om häxor (tänk Roald Dahl och Macbeth: fula, skräckinjagande och äckliga, men kapabla att förställa sig), och en vit ponny (något suspekt för mig på den tiden), och en liten flicka.

Nåväl, jag kom över den igen och har nu läst om. Saker jag inte kunde påminna mig: den fördärvade nyckelpigan Belsebub, hertiginnan som vill tjäna pengar på småfuskigt hästspelande, flickans mormor som bodde i ett träd. Och framför allt: hur lös handligen är. Eller rättare sagt, jag tänkte nog inte på att den stackars tidigare ägaren till Ponnyn Snowdrop helt avfördes ur handlingen, att fröken Smith mot slutet hux flux tog hjälp av en kollega, eller att rena sammanträffanden två gånger för samman de stackars djur fröken Smith plågat med just de personer som kan hjälpa.

Sedan att unga Judy och mormor Judy kanske inte gör så mycket mer än att samla ledtrådar och smågnabbas med varandra, och att en hel del av deras framgång beror på att onda häxor har svårt att hålla ihop är väl en annan sak. Jag är nöjd med att ha läst den igen, men det dröjer nog ett bra tag till nästa gång. Kanske jag lånar ut den till någon mer i rätt ålder.
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andejons | 2 altre recensioni | Mar 18, 2024 |
discovered in CSUS library and reread this delightful account of plants, antiques, village life etc. in England shortly after WW II
 
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ritaer | 4 altre recensioni | Feb 20, 2024 |
Even at nine I felt this was a bit cutesy. Talking animals interacting with the human world, knowing that catastrophe will come.
 
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nwhyte | 2 altre recensioni | Aug 28, 2023 |
Written in the time period shortly after WWII, Merry Hall chronicles the purchase of an 18th century red-bricked house and focuses on renovations of the adjoining gardens. By the time Merry Hall was published, Beverley Nichols had already made a name for himself as a published author. The author was a gardening fanatic and used his horticultural experiences as a backdrop for some of his non-fiction books, including this one. It must be said that Nichols spent a lot of time socializing with other wealthy elites, so he sometimes comes across as a bit of a snob. What makes this book endearing is his obvious love for gardening and the way he describes his experiences in a humorous way.

It isn't just a memoir about gardening though, as it is just as much a story about people. Nichols attempts to win over Oldsfield (the gardener who came with the 'estate') are hilarious. His verbal sparring with several neighbors is also funny, as long as one doesn't read too much into his words. This was published in the early 1950s, so sexism was more blantant. He also was a homosexual though there is nothing explicit in the book to bring your attention to that. (His longterm, live-in partner is noticeably absent from the book, at least by name.) Finally, the outdoor escapades of his cats 'One' and 'Four' are humorous and charming.

I don't think this book would appeal to everyone. If you love gardening, enjoy sarcastic humor and can get past some of the pompous attitudes, this might be the book for you. The best way I can describe it is a HGTV special about English gardens, mixed with Grumpy Old Men and Downton Abbey, with a sprinkle of The Aristocats thrown in.
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Ann_R | 15 altre recensioni | Aug 7, 2023 |

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