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Hortus Vitae: Essays On The Gardening Of Life is a collection of essays written by Vernon Lee, a British writer and intellectual, on the topic of gardening and its metaphorical implications for life. The book explores the idea that gardening is not just a practical activity,... Read Full Overview

Hortus Vitae: Essays On The Gardening Of Life is a collection of essays written by Vernon Lee, a British writer and scholar, on the topic of cultivating a fulfilling life. The essays explore themes such as the importance of beauty, the value of solitude, the role of nature in... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Vernon Lee was the pseudonym of the British writer Violet Paget (14 October 1856 - 13 February 1935). She is remembered today primarily for her supernatural fiction and her work on aesthetics. An early follower of Walter Pater, she wrote over a dozen volumes of essays on art,... Read Full Overview

This by no means implies that the whole of life is a garden or could be made one. I am not sure even that we ought to try. Indeed, on second thoughts, I feel pretty certain that we ought not. Only such portion of life is our garden as lies, so to speak, close to our innermost... Read Full Overview

This collection of essays explores the relationship between gardens and personal growth, with a focus on the ways in which gardening can provide a framework for living a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Written by a diverse group of authors including poets, philosophers,... Read Full Overview

"Hortus Vitae" from Vernon Lee. Pseudonym of the British writer Violet Paget (1856-1935).

To MADAME TH: BLANC-BENTZONMaiano, near Florence,June 20, 1903.MY DEAR MADAME BLANC,The first copy of this little book was, of course, to have been for Gabrielle Delzant. I am fulfilling her wish, I think, in giving it, instead, to you, who were her oldest friend; as I, alas!... Read Full Overview

Vernon Lee was the pseudonym of the British writer Violet Paget (14 October 1856 - 13 February 1935). She is remembered today primarily for her supernatural fiction and her work on aesthetics. An early follower of Walter Pater, she wrote over a dozen volumes of essays on art,... Read Full Overview

This collection of essays explores the relationship between gardens and personal growth, with a focus on the ways in which gardening can provide a framework for living a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Written by a diverse group of authors including poets, philosophers,... Read Full Overview