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Leaves from a Madeira Garden

by Charles Thomas-Stanford · Original edition 1909

The genteel 1909 garden memoir that inspired Tony Powell’s modern homage — Sir Charles Thomas-Stanford’s observations of Madeira’s flora, climate and society from the vantage of his garden.

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Charles Thomas-Stanford
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