The third in the Merry Hall Trilogy — Nichols' accounts of the rescue and renovation of a rundown Georgian mansion and its garden.
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Sunlight on the Lawn
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Sunlight on the Lawn brings to a close Beverley Nichols's delightful Merry Hall trilogy describing the renovation of his rundown Georgian mansion and its garden.
273 pp, 140 x 205 mm, 30 b/w illus., hardcover
ISBN13 9780881924671
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First published in 1956... it still holds great charm.
I can think of no better book to start the new century than one that reflects the best of the old in such gracious, entertaining style.
The charm of Merry Hall, Laughter on the Stairs (mostly about the house) and Sunlight on the Lawn is undeniable, a mixture of the lyrical, the teasing, the understatedly witty and the self-mockingly camp.
Be prepared. Beverley Nichols' garden books are part PG Wodehouse and part James Barrie - full of hilarious Jeeves-like characters and events, with moments of Peter Pan magic.
The Nichols books are gardening classics; after reading one volume, you will want to read the others, so it would be best to buy all three at the outset.
Garden vicariously with Mr. Nichols and expect to be captivated.
In his entertaining and inimitable manner, Beverly Nichols wraps up his trilogy on the renovation of Merry Hall and its garden.