THE PASSING SHOW
Published in September 1937 - 112 pages
This is an entertaining book of
garden anecdotes. It starts with a two-page forward by Theo Stephens, the
editor of "My Garden" magazine, explaining how the offices of
"My Garden" were next door to the offices of "Popular
Flying", a magazine that was being edited by W.E. Johns. He got to
know Johns well and after hearing some of his entertaining anecdotes, persuaded
him to write a regular monthly feature for "My Garden"
entitled "The Passing Show". It is a number of these articles,
together with new material that makes up this book. The book then continues
with a forward by Johns entitled 'By way of a beginning'. The book is then
divided into chapters which are titled as follows:-
September - October - November -
December - Interval for Seasonal Suggestions - January - February - Alpine
Interlude - March - April - May - June - July - August.
Each chapter contains various
anecdotes and stories and comments and short passages relating to the title. It
is the sort of book that can be dipped into at any time and place, although I
personally read it all on the same day and I am no gardener! To summarise the
numerous short tales and anecdotes would be impossible and merely deprive the
reader of the pleasure of the book so I will leave this summary of the contents
of the book here.
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The Passing Show
Subtitle - A Garden Diary by an Amateur Gardener
Publication Details - originally published by My Garden
First Edition