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UK Holidays - Round and About Chatsworth
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List Price: $24.95
Our Price: $16.47
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Manufacturer: Frances Lincoln
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9780711225374
ISBN: 0711225370
Label: Frances Lincoln
Manufacturer: Frances Lincoln
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2006-08-07
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Studio: Frances Lincoln
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Editorial Reviews:
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The almost legendary palace of Chatsworth has been presided over by the same family for more than 450 years. Here, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire tells the story of the glorious, superbly-kept estate that surrounds it. With her husband, the 11th Duke of Devonshire, the Duchess was responsible for Chatsworth for 53 years, and was deeply involved with all aspects of the estate, from major decisions on farming policy to choosing the furniture for the bedrooms above the pub. The house, of course, is what the 450,000 visitors make a bee-line for each year, but countless more come to walk in the park. There are over 450 houses on the 35,000-acre estate, as well as an untold numbers of architectural curiosities, bridges and byres, mills, milestones and a mortuary, turrets and troughs; much more is also man-made: lakes, forests, and even the course and height of the river. Many within a couple of miles of the house were inspired by the imagination of one of the dukes. It is these that the Duchess describes, weaving her tales around an album of specially-commissioned photographs. Recounting facts and fables, she takes the reader on four fascinating walks, as gripping from an armchair as they are in the open air.
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Summary: Great Fun for Anyone visiting England, or even Wanting to.
Comment: Just in case you were wondering -- Dowager: a widow holding property received from her deceased husband.
The palace and surrounds of Chatsworth have been in the same family for more than 450 years. It consists of some 35,000 acres and 450 houses. Each year a half million visitors come to the house, and countless more come to take a walk in the vast park areas.
In this book the Duchess provides a guided tour of the estate as it exists today and complements it with pictures out of the past. It is most interesting to see a building as it exists today just above another picture made in 1900, or perhaps a painting from the 1700's when the building was new.
This book would be a good suggestion as a gift for anyone planning on a visit to England. It's just as nostalgic as you would expect and great reading.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Fun for Anyone visiting England, or even Wanting to.
Comment: Just in case you were wondering -- Dowager: a widow holding property received from her deceased husband.
The palace and surrounds of Chatsworth have been in the same family for more than 450 years. It consists of some 35,000 acres and 450 houses. Each year a half million visitors come to the house, and countless more come to take a walk in the vast park areas.
In this book the Duchess provides a guided tour of the estate as it exists today and complements it with pictures out of the past. It is most interesting to see a building as it exists today just above another picture made in 1900, or perhaps a painting from the 1700's when the building was new.
This book would be a good suggestion as a gift for anyone planning on a visit to England. It's just as nostalgic as you would expect and great reading.
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Summary: Round And About Chatsworth
Comment: The author, The Duchess of Devonshire, is a British national treasure. She has overseen the preservation of one of England's greatest houses, Chatsworth, and then chronicled it in several volumes with enriching personal insights. Round And About Chatsworth is a must for Anglophiles. It is a charming blend of her delightful personality with a tour of this great English home and it's gardens.
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