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Penelope Lively has always been a keen gardener. This audiobook is partly a memoir of her own life in gardens: the large garden at home in Cairo where she spent most of her childhood, her grandmother's garden in a sloping Somerset field, then two successive Oxfordshire gardens of her own and the smaller urban garden in the North London home she lives in today. It's also a wise, engaging exploration of gardens in literature, from Paradise Lost to Alice in Wonderland.

"The Little White Bird; Or, Adventures in Kensington Gardens" by J. M. Barrie is a whimsical novel published in 1902. The book introduces readers to the character of David, a little boy whose relationship with his father-like figure unfolds through various intriguing sketches of life in Kensington Gardens. The narrative is imbued with a blend of fanciful imagination and poignant realities, exploring themes of childhood, parental relationships, and the world of make-believe. The opening of the book presents a richly detailed glimpse into the mind of the narrator, who expresses both affection ...

In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age: Who gets to live in paradise, and how can we share it while there's still time? Moving between real and imagined gardens, from Milton's Paradise Lost to John Clare's enclosure elegies, from a wartime sanctuary in Italy to a grotesque aristocratic pleasure ground funded by slavery, Laing interrogates the sometimes shocking cost of making paradise on earth.

https://www.solgoodmedia.com - Check out our Streaming Service for our full collection; hundreds of audiobooks, thousands of short stories, sounds for sleep/relaxation, and original podcasts - all ad-free!! Step into the mystical realm of "In Kashla's Garden" by Oscar Schisgall, a riveting narrative set under the cloak of night in May of 1927. This enchanting tale weaves the ancient art of hypnotism into a story that will capture your imagination and lead you through a garden of wonder and peril. As you navigate the paths of Kashla's mysterious garden, prepare to be entranced by the secrets ...

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 500+ audiobooks, all ad freeIncredibly prolific author Oscar Schisgall, who contributed over 4,000 stories to publications like Reader's Digest and Colliers, published two thrilling stories in Weird Tales magazine, "The Death Pit" ("a novelette of grim tragedy") in November of 1923 and "In Kashla's Garden ("a tale of hypnotism") in May of 1927. Enjoy this pair of macabre tales sure to bring tingles to the spine! -

Namaste: and welcome to The Humanities in Medicine Podcast Experience. I am your host, visionary, and producer: Dr. Watson. Over twenty years ago, I found myself facing a conundrum in my dealings inside the medical community as a medical student, surgical house officer, and later physician. I observed health care inequities at every level, with oftentimes blatantly horrible aberrations being committed against patients and communities of color, or BIPOC. When I voiced my observations and opin...

Namaste: and welcome to The Humanities in Medicine Podcast Experience. I am your host, visionary, and producer: Dr. Watson. Over twenty years ago, I found myself facing a conundrum in my dealings inside the medical community as a medical student, surgical house officer, and later physician. I observed health care inequities at every level, with oftentimes blatantly horrible aberrations being committed against patients and communities of color, or BIPOC. When I voiced my observations and opin...