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Book synopsis

A bright, funny, and curious stroll through Victorian orchid mania, About Orchids invites readers to listen in on a chatty natural history of plants, places, and peculiar people.

Frederick Boyle's botanical essays mingle nature writing with humorous observations, turning a simple study of orchids into a window on Victorian London, travel, and garden culture. The form is intimate and lively, blending keen observation with light irony, and a deep respect for plants as witnesses to travel, science, and everyday wonder. This is not a dry catalogue but a conversation about beauty, curiosity, and the stubborn charm of the living world-an invitation to wander among scent, colour, and curiosity.

A note on literary and historical significance: the book sits at the crossroads of botany and travel writing, a charming relic from garden literature classics that captures the wit and wonder of its era. It rewards casual readers with accessible delights and rewards collectors with texture, voice, and a sense of a vanished London and its botanical passions.

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Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions.
Restored for today's and future generations.
More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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Book category Books in German Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik Geschichte

• Full title: About Orchids
• Subtitle: A Chat
• Author: Frederick Boyle
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152
• EAN: 9789354543333
• ISBN: 9354543332
• ID: 35812178
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Weight: 231 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 07. May 2021

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