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OverviewNow in paperback, The Secret Life of the Georgian Garden offers a fascinating account of life and landscapes in Georgian Britain. Kate Felus’s examination of an enormous array of primary sources reveals, in scintillating detail, the untold secrets these gardens held. The Georgian Garden, as Felus shows, bore witness to the salubrious and the scandalous: from the installation of cold water therapy baths, to garden parties, to the illicit affairs between masters and maids the Georgian Garden – and the experiences within it – is unveiled here as a centrepoint of high society. It reveals its previously untold secrets from early morning rides through to amorous evening liaisons. It explains how by the 18th century there was a desire to escape the busy country house where privacy was at a premium, and how these gardens evolved aesthetically, with modestly-sized, far-flung temples and other eye-catchers, to cater for escape and solitude as well as food, drink, music and fireworks. Lavishly illustrated with over fifty monotone and colour illustrations, this book unearths the previously untold secrets of the Georgian gardens. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kate Felus (Independent Historian, UK) , Roy StrongPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic ISBN: 9781350171596ISBN 10: 135017159 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 18 April 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. Setting the Scene: Georgian Landscapes and Georgian Life 3. Morning: Tours - Refreshments en route - Boating - Bathing 4. Afternoon: Fishing - Study - Curiosity - Amorous Liaisons - Games & Recreation 5. Evening: Food - Drink - Music 6. The Night-time: Moonlight - Fetes - Illuminations - Fireworks Afterword Notes Select Bibliography List of Figures IndexReviewsKate Felus has unmasked the Georgians - caught them in their garden indulgences, fabulous beyond the realms of even their clothes or their interiors.The book is wittily scripted through morning, noon and night, with fascinating illustrations, many rarely seen. * Jane Brown, author of The Pursuit of Paradise and Lancelot 'Capability' Brown: The Omnipotent Magician, 1716-1783 * Author InformationKate Felus is a garden historian and historic landscape consultant. She researches designed landscapes of all periods, specializing particularly in 18th and early 19th-century parks and gardens Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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