Beyond the Gatehouse

Autorentext

David Long is a writer and journalist who has regularly appeared in the "London Evening Standard" and the "Times," and is the author of "The Little Book of London" and" Spectacular Vernacular."

Klappentext

The 12th Duke of Bedford, for example, preferred parrots to people - forcing his children to steal the birds' food to make up their meagre rations - while the 5th Duke of Portland paid his staff a bonus on the understanding they would never speak to him.

Zusammenfassung
Uncovering the secrets behind England's best-known country houses and their unusual inhabitants