Sylvan Sketches or A Companion to The Park and the Shrubbery with Illustrations from the Works of the Poets

Sylvan Sketches is a book written by Elizabeth Kent, which serves as a companion to the park and shrubbery. The book is filled with illustrations from the works of various poets, which complement the descriptions and sketches of the natural surroundings. The book takes readers on a journey through the beauty of nature, as seen through the eyes of poets and artists. The illustrations and sketches are beautifully crafted, and the descriptions are vivid and evocative, painting a picture of the natural world that is both enchanting and inspiring. Sylvan Sketches is a must-read for anyone who loves nature and poetry, and who wants to experience the beauty of the natural world in a new and profound way.1831. Elizabeth Kent's works are transitional between literary accounts about plants and systematic, scientific accounts. Her Flora Domestica, or the Portable Flower Garden, for which she is best known, and Sylvan Sketches, integrate nature and narrative, science and art, horticulture and romantic languages of nature in ways that signify changing directions in early 19th century plant culture, looking forward to a more scientific approach to the subject. Sylvan Sketches describes 80 hardy trees and shrubs common in England, providing factual information about the plants along with their cultural associations and usages in other parts of the world, citing explorers and travel writers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.