 Trade In this Item for up to £12.70
Trade in Fern Fever: The Story of Pteridomania for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £12.70, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Plus, get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
Whittingham charts this charming horticultural craze in a delightfully illustrated book.
(Bookseller )You don't have to love ferns to enjoy this book, but I guarantee you'll see them in a whole new light after reading it.
(English Garden )This must be the definitive work on Pteridomania… Make room in your bookcase for it now!
(British Pteridological Society )There is much to learn from this book, not only about ferns but about a period in British history that continues to influence a nation's culture to this day. It is written with great clarity, is beautifully illustrated and skilfully edited.
(BBC Gardens Illustrated )Victorians would give their eye teeth for it; the 21st-century plant enthusiast can just turn the pages in wonder.
(Lady )In this authoritative book, illustrated with superb paintings, drawings and photographs, Sarah Whittingham examines this passion for ferns in absorbing detail.
(Cumbria Life )A joy to read. It's packed with information yet it romps along.
(Oxford Times )This is a comprehensive study of the subject, richly illustrated throughout.
(Western Daily Press )Review
Dr Whittingham has done her work well. She leads the reader along the fern gully wioth a discerning eye, and organises her material with skill and wit. The whole book is enriched with excellent, well-placed and well-captioned illustrations, so it is a pleasure for the eye as well as the mind. It deserves to become the standard work on the subject.
(Country Life )Sarah Whittingham is a tremendous writer; she manages to convey the fervour of the fern madness that gripped the Victorians, not just here in England but around the world, and simultaneously imparts history, botany, human eccentricity and passion in grippingly readable form.
(House & Garden )
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Beautiful photos depict how ferns were used in decorating everything from glassware to Custard Cream Biscuits. Illustrations and the wealth of gorgeous book covers from the period make this a book to relish.
From tree ferns growing through dining room tables, a fashionable decoration used for entertaining, to my personal favorite, phantom bouquets, the author has left no stone unturned. Many fern hunters across the British Isles even thought they might find the "little folk" in fairy land. Perhaps they did, but the fact is that Fern Fever is quite magical.
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
