Gardens of the Caribbees (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Edition (Vol. 1&2)By Ida May Hill Starr
Length8h 29m
About this audiobook
Gardens of the Caribbees is an evocative work of horticultural travel writing that moves through the tropical landscapes of the Caribbean with an attentive eye for color, climate, cultivation, and cultural setting. Starr presents gardens not merely as decorative spaces but as living records of migration, empire, commerce, and adaptation, where familiar European forms meet luxuriant Caribbean flora. Her prose belongs to the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century tradition of descriptive travel literature, combining botanical curiosity, painterly observation, and the genteel cadence of the cultivated essay. Ida May Hill Starr wrote from within a period when American and British readers were increasingly fascinated by the Caribbean as both a nearby exotic region and a field of scientific, aesthetic, and imperial interest. Her sensitivity to landscape suggests a writer shaped by travel, gardening culture, and the era's expanding popular interest in botany and domestic horticulture. The book reflects both her delight in tropical abundance and the assumptions of her time. Readers interested in garden history, Caribbean landscapes, women's travel writing, or the cultural meanings of cultivated nature will find this volume rewarding. It is best approached as a lyrical historical document: rich in atmosphere, revealing in perspective, and valuable for the way it preserves a vanished mode of seeing tropical gardens.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreTravel
Length8 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 10, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America (Vol. 1- 3) (Annotated)
2VOLUME 1
3Gardens of the Caribbees
4CHAPTER II. PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAÏTI
5CHAPTER III. SANTO DOMINGO
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6CHAPTER IV. SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
7CHAPTER V. CHARLOTTE AMALIE. ST. THOMAS
8CHAPTER VI. MARTINIQUE
9CHAPTER VII. MARTINIQUE, “LE PAYS DES REVENANTS”
10CHAPTER VIII. ISLAND OF TRINIDAD. PORT OF SPAIN
11VOLUME 2
12Gardens of the Caribbees
13CHAPTER II. ISLAND OF TRINIDAD. LA BREA
14CHAPTER III. THE SPANISH MAIN
15CHAPTER IV. IN VENEZUELA. CARACAS
16CHAPTER V. IN VENEZUELA. CARACAS TO PUERTO CABELLO
17CHAPTER VI. CURAÇAO. CITY OF WILLEMSTAD
18CHAPTER VII. THE SOUTHERN CROSS
19CHAPTER VIII. KINGSTON, JAMAICA
20CHAPTER IX. “CUANDO SALIDE LA HABANA”
21CHAPTER X. A MEMORY OF MARTINIQUE
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