One for the shed bookshelf at home, Swedenborg's Lusthus published by London-based Swedenborg House is a fascinating selection of essays about the 18th century Stockholm back garden summerhouse (the 'lust' bit is not what you might think) in which Swedish philosopher and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg wrote his most famous works. It features more than 100 colour illustrations pieces from the likes of Iain Sinclair on the links between writing and place, plus a foreword by shedworker Deborah Levy who writes: “To write in a summerhouse is to serenely contemplate one’s own fear of losing the life we have planned and to be humbled by the spider architects spinning the perfect composition of their silken webs in every corner.”
Happily, you can still visit the summerhouse today. Lots more information about it and links to even more at New Church History.
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