Bookwyrme's Lair

Books, bugs, and birds are constant parts of the blog. Gardening shows up a lot, so do books on gardening.

Showing posts with label eighteenth century. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eighteenth century. Show all posts
Monday, July 7, 2014

Book Review: The Brother Gardeners by Andrea Wolf

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Wulf begins The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire & the Birth of an Obsession by recounting her bewilderment on moving to England from ...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Book Review: Clara's Grand Tour by Glynis Ridley

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In 1741 a Dutch sea captain, Douwemout Van der Meer, bought a live rhinoceros named Clara. He spent the next seventeen years touring Europe ...
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