London's Houses - Brossura

Vicky Wilson

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1902910508 ISBN 13: 9781902910505

Casa editrice: Metro Publications Ltd, 2014

Riassunto

Shutting the door on the world outside and embarking on a journey through an historic house releases the magic of time travel. It s an opportunity to recreate imaginatively a specific era peopled by characters whose lives can only be guessed at, or to re-run incidents from a well-known biography in their setting. London has an amazing range of houses regularly open to the public, and this book covers them all. Architects from Robert Adam to Ernö Goldfinger are represented. In social terms, the spectrum runs from the destitute who filled the workhouse now known as Vestry House in Walthamstow, to aristocrats and royalty busily building and coupling in Kensington and Twickenham. With architectural details and social history, biographies and practical information, this book provides everything visitors need to plan a trip back through the centuries. This second edition of London s Houses is now in full colour. The new edition has been entirely updated to include changes such as the refurbishment Kenwood House and the addition of four historic houses as well as new photographs and maps.

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Recensione

A book I shall endlessly use as a fascinating guide to London's historic houses and their often eccentric occupants. --Beryl Bainbridge

This book is not a guidebook so much as a personal invitation to the best homes in London, from poorhouse to palace, from Ben Franklin s to Sherlock Holmes , Dickens to Dr Johnson s. Vicky Wilson writes knowledgeably about bricks and mortar but also vividly about the people who lived in these houses over the ages. Her book makes you feel as if you know them as well as their homes. --Ann Treneman, The Times

L'autore

Vicky Wilson is a writer specializing in architecture and film. She is the co-author of Kids London: a guide for 0-8s and has been a regular reviewer for the British Film Institute s Sight & Sound magazine. She is currently a member of Canterbury s Laureate Squad, working to inspire and promote writing in schools and the community. Her solo poetry collection Line Dancing was published in 2009.

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• Editore: Metro Publications Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1902910508
• ISBN 13: 9781902910505
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 392