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The author of Life in the English Country House crosses the Channel for a look at French pastoral living, using letters, diaries, inventories, and contemporary etiquette to recreate life in the "great houses" of the French countryside. 12,500 first printing.
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"Splendid . . . Those buying this almost-too-attractive book in order to luxuriate in the range and beauty of its illustrations should be warned that the text is both challenging and seriously instructive."
-- Gillian Tindall, Times Literary Supplement (London)
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-- Gillian Tindall, Times Literary Supplement (London)
"Well written and beautifully illustrated...a social history that embraces many themes and raises many important questions."
-- Douglas Johnson, The Spectator (London)
"Mark Girouard has the architectural expertise, the descriptive skill and the social connections to make a lucid and exemplary guide to this world."
-- Julian Barnes, The Literary Review (London)
Mark Girouard is one of Britain's leading architectural historians and the author of many books including Life in the English Country House, The Victorian Country House, Cities and People, and The English Town. He lives in London.
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- PublisherKnopf
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0679427112
- ISBN 13 9780679427117
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
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