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The Garden as a Personal Paradise, with Olivia Laing

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Nature's Elegy: John Clare and the Beauty of Loss

This chapter contrasts the beauty of gardens and landscapes with the harsh realities of capitalism and historical injustices, particularly through the lens of poet John Clare. It reflects on Clare's intimate connection with nature amidst industrial encroachment and explores themes of environmental grief and the quest for ecological wholeness.

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