Results for: books tagged ‘Houses’
Boughton House: Tessa Murdoch
Arcadia: Tom Stoppard
In a large country house in Derbyshire in April 1809 sits Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, and her tutor, Septimus Hodge. Through the window may be seen some of the ... More
The Remains of the Day: Kazuo Ishiguro
Vernacular Architecture: An Illustrated Handbook: R. W. Brunskill
A new edition of the classic handbook, fully updated, with 24 pages of additional illustrations and text. Brunskill's Vernacular Architecture is the essential guide to the architecture of manor houses, ... More
Yesterday's Houses: Mavis Cheek
When sixteen-year-old Marianne Flowers is invited to a party in a genteel house she has no idea that the house and what she experiences there - including the stately bathroom ... More
British Architects and Craftsmen: Sacheverell Sitwell
‘The genius of English architecture is the glory of England, second only to the printed word.’ Thus Sacheverell Sitwell (younger brother of Edith and Osbert Sitwell) concludes British Architects and ... More
Miss Willmott of Warley Place: Audrey le Lièvre
Born in 1858 to a wealthy family Ellen Willmott owned three gardens, in England, France and Italy, and employed one hundred and four gardeners. She mixed with royalty and her ... More
Cavalier: Lucy Worsley
From Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces, comes the story of the last great cavalier. William Cavendish embodies the popular image of a cavalier. He was both ... More
The Faber Book of Gardens: Philip Robinson
The perfect Spring read, a beautiful treasury of poems, stories, songs and essays about gardens, spanning centuries and cultures. More
Elizabeth in the Garden: Trea Martyn
The beguiling story of how Elizabeth I’s two great courtiers fought a lifelong duel for her affections - by creating ever more lavish gardens for their queen. More
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