No Voice from the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper - Rilegato

Harris, John

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ISBN 10: 0719555671 ISBN 13: 9780719555671

Casa editrice: John Murray Pubs Ltd, 1998

Riassunto

This volume recounts an odyssey through country houses in the years after World War II. Between 1946 and 1961 the author visited over 200 houses, becoming aware of the riches they contained, which were under threat from demolition men and dealers. He describes Nikolaus Pevsner being mistaken for the gas-meter-reader; reveals a secret hoard of porcelain at Slindon; and the curious discovery of an Alsatian in the bath at Draycot Cerne. In a dining room the family protraits still hang on the walls, and the Meissen stands in a cabinet, yet the centre of the room is piled high with turnips. Using archive photographs, the book describes country houses in their death throes, as mahogany staircases burn in the park and rococo ceilings shatter beneath the hammer.

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L'autore:

John Harris worked at NME during the height of Brit Pop and was Features Editor at Q and Editor of Select. He now writes for Mojo, Rolling Stone, the Independent, the Guardian, The Times and the Observer and has a regular column in Q.

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Book by Harris John

Su questa edizione

• Editore: John Murray Pubs Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0719555671
• ISBN 13: 9780719555671
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 242