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Merry Hall

by Beverley Nichols · 1951

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First in a trilogy, Merry Hallis the account of the restoration of a house and garden in post-war England. Though Mr. Nichols's horticultural undertaking is serious, his writing is high-spirited, riotously funny, and, at times, deliciously malicious.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
gardeninggardeningMore like thisLess of thisnaturenatureMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisSurreySurreyMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 342 pages

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