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Alice Morse Earle was a social historian of great note at the turn
of the century, and many of her books have lived on as
well-researched and well-written texts of everyday life in Colonial
America. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days was first published in
1896. It is a catalogue of early American crimes and their
penalties, with chapters on the pillories, stocks, the scarlet
letter, the ducking stool, discipline of authors and books, and
four other horrifying examples of ways in which those who
transgressed the laws of Colonial America were made to pay for
their sins. Contents Include The Bilboes The Ducking Stool The
Stocks The Pillory Punishments of Authors and Books The
Whipping-Post The Scarlet Letter Branks and Gags Public Penance
Military Punishments Branding and Maiming
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original
book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not
illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...ago. The general revulsion
of feeling against " bedding out" has extended to the poor plants
thus misused, which is unjust. I find I have spoken somewhat
despitefully of the Coleus, Lobelia, and Calceolaria, so I hasten
to say that I do not include the Geranium with them. I love its
clean color, in leaf and blossom; its clean fragrance; its clean
beauty, its healthy growth; it is a plant I like to have near me.
It has been the custom of late to sneer at crimson in the garden,
especially if its vivid color gets a dash of purple and becomes
what Miss Jekyll calls " malignant magenta." It is really more
vulgar than malignant, and has come to be in textile products a
stamp and symbol of vulgarity, through the forceful brilliancy of
our modern aniline dyes. But this purple crimson, this amarant,
this magenta, especially in the lighter shades, is a favorite color
in nature. The garden is never weary of wearing it. See how it
stands out in midsummer It is rank in Ragged Robin, tall Phlox, and
Petunias; you find it in the bed of Drummond Phlox, among the
Zinnias; the Portulacas, Balsams, and China Asters prolong it.
Karlier in the summer the Rhododendrons fill the garden with color
that on some of the bushes is termed sultana and crimson, but it is
in fact plain magenta. One of the good points of the Peony is that
you never saw a magenta one. This color shows that time as well as
place affects our color notions, for magenta is believed to be the
honored royal purple of the ancients. Fifty years ago no one
complained of magenta. It was deemed a cheerful color, and was set
out boldly and complacently by the side of pink or scarlet, or wall
flower colors. Now I dislike it so that really the printed word,
seen often as I glance back through this...
The American social historian and antiquarian Alice Morse Earle
(1851-1911) published this lavishly illustrated book, among the
last of her works, in 1902. By this time she had developed a
distinctive style of historical writing which made innovative use
of material evidence in its focus on the details of everyday life.
She was particularly interested in family and society in colonial
America, and her views about the importance of ancestry were
reflected in her membership of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution. Her fascination for beautiful
things found lively expression in this learned and charming
exploration of two 'garden delights'. Drawing readily on folklore,
literature and anecdote, Earle brings to life her history of
sundials and roses in Europe and America, touching on practical,
aesthetic and symbolic aspects.
Originally published in 1901, Old Time Gardens by Alice Morse Earle
was one of the most popular and influential garden books of the
early twentieth century--and one of the first to be extensively
illustrated with photographs. With the recent revival of interest
in historic gardens and heirloom plants, Old Time Gardens has once
again become a valued, if hard to find, resource for gardeners and
landscape designers, and historians. This new edition, featuring an
introduction by landscape historian Virginia Lopez Begg, makes this
classic work available to a new generation of readers.
Old Time Gardens celebrates the plants and garden designs of early
America. Distinguished by its inviting style, wealth of detailed
information about plants, design and garden ornaments, and
captivating descriptions and photographs of historic gardens, the
book is still regularly cited in books and magazine articles, and
recommended on web sites. Earle's advocacy of historic garden
designs was rooted in her strong sense of the garden as a place to
live in, and to interact with nature, family and friends, according
to Begg. For Earle, the significance of gardens lay not just in
their design and plants, but also in their association with the
people who cultivated and used them.
Accessible, informative, inspiring, and lavishly illustrated, this
classic work is still a valuable resource for gardeners, landscape
designers, and an essential volume for garden historians.
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