Lancelot 'Capability' Brown

Brown’s book is a good read – Jane Owen * Financial Times *
Jane Brown has dug deep into the archives and has written an exhaustive and beautifully illustrated biography that has been long overdue… Those who love his gardens…will be delighted with this book – Andrea Wulf * Mail on Sunday *
Robust and revealing * Independent *
Her book should find a home in any garden-lovers’ glove compartment , offering a detailed map of Lancelot’s England * Spectator *
Sympathetic, beautifully illustrated study – Maggie Fergusson * Intelligent Life *
This remarkably exhaustive survey is full of intricacies - physical and psychological, financial and geographical. For lovers of abundantly detailed biographies, this tome will not disappoint – Claire Masset * English Garden *
Revealing the backstory of our best-loved landscapes will open many, newly appreciative, eyes – Stephanie Cross * The Lady *
This informative biography shows [Lancelot Brown’s[ achievements were, like the man himself, full of charm * Waterstone’s Books Quarterly *
Brown’s meticulous research and almost scholarly approach to the subject in hand means the reader is treated to an in-depth look at the man * Press Association *
The Omnipotent Magician is a valuable work of reference – Anthony Gardner * The Tablet *

Jane Brown is a widely acclaimed garden historian. Her many books include studies of Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville West; the development of the modern garden; Tales of the Rose Tree, a history of the rhododendron; and the much-praised The Pursuit of Paradise: A Social History of Gardens and Gardening. She lives in Cambridgeshire.

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