Product Description

First in a trilogy, Merry Hall is 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #279170 in Books
• Published on: 1998-03-30
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.35 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 342 pages

From Library Journal
Published in 1951, this example of "garden literature" relates how author Nichols constructed a massive garden on a run-down estate. Not a straight "how-to," Nichols's text also includes humorous portraits of the locals who both assist and frustrate his efforts. The text is buttressed with numerous black-and-white drawings.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
His books are peopled with village characters, with Nichols himself cast as the English squire. He is at turns sentimental, arch and snobbish, but delightfully so. Dulcy Mahar, Oregonian, October 30, 2003 (Oregonian )

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. Bob Cowden, Pacific Horticulture, Spring 2000 (Pacific Horticulture )

"Though written half a century ago, Merry Hall captures that longing for the garden and a patch of land to call one's own. Nichols's wit and silly adventures ... add a bit of welcome hilarity to the all-too-serious literature of gardening." Anne Raver, New York Times, February 27, 2000 (The New York Times )

Anne Raver, New York Times, February 27, 2000
Nichols's wit and silly adventures...add a bit of welcome hilarity to the all-too-serious literature of gardening.