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May 7th - There were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden in spite of my years and children. But I did it behind a bush, having a due regard for the decencies …' Elizabeth's uniquely witty pen records each season in her beloved garden, where she escapes from the stifling routine of indoors: servants, meals, domestic routine, and the presence of her overbearing husband… Elizabeth von Arnim (1866-1941) was born in Sydney, Australia, and brought up in England. She had an affair with H. G. Wells and was a cousin of Katherine Mansfield.