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摘要

Published just in time to commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, this volume, produced in association with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, sheds light on the Bard's strong relationship to nature. Bennett (The Writer's Garden) takes readers on a meticulously researched journey that brings Shakespeare's interests to life. Placing the playwright in cultural and historical context, the author describes London gardens of the age and focuses on five properties Shakespeare knew intimately. Cared for by the trust, the spaces (Shakespeare's Birthplace, Hall's Croft, New Place Garden, Mary Arden's Farm, and Anne Hathaway's Cottage) are described as they were in Shakespeare's day as well as how they exist in the present as tourist destinations. Visitor details and a chronology of Shakespeare's works are included. Sprinkled with his quotes, the book is marvelously illustrated with archival images and specially commissioned photos by the multi-award-winning Lawson. VERDICT This will find a wider audience than Shakespeare fans, just as titles such as Marta McDowell's Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life and Kim Wilson's In the Garden with Jane Austen appealed to readers interested in gardening history.