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Author: Simon Baynes
Publisher: Quiller
Published: 2019-10-31
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781846893063
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of Roundway's rise and fall, the people who built and owned it, lived and worked there, and the house's eventual partial demolition in 1954.
Author: Catherine Chung
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-03-01
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 1101560495
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Booklist Top 10 First Novels of 2012 pick A Bookpage Best Books of 2012 pick “A richly emotional portrait of a family that had me spellbound from page one.”—Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild The night before Janie’s sister, Hannah, is born, her grandmother tells her a story: Since the Japanese occupation of Korea, their family has lost a daughter in every generation, and Janie is told to keep Hannah safe. Years later, when Hannah inexplicably cuts all ties and disappears, Janie goes to find her. Thus begins a journey that will force her to confront her family’s painful silence, the truth behind her parents’ sudden move to America twenty years earlier, and her own conflicted feelings toward Hannah. Weaving Korean folklore within a modern narrative of immigration and identity, Forgotten Country is a fierce exploration of the inevitability of loss, the conflict between obligation and freedom, and a family struggling to find its way out of silence and back to one another.
Author: Anton Tantner
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2015-10-15
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1780235399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMost of us hardly ever think about those ubiquitous things that hang—along with wreaths, light fixtures, and the occasional delivery attempt notice—at our front door: house numbers, our address. Taken for granted in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, house numbers have the crucial burden of organizing the places of the world—and they do it with zero fanfare or appreciation. In this unique illustrated history, Anton Tantner pays long-overdue tribute to those unassuming combinations of digits, showing that house numbers haven’t always existed, and that they have their own interesting history, one he spells out with vivid images from around the world. As Tantner shows, house numbers started their lives in a gray area between the military, tax authorities, and early police forces. With an engaging style, he moves from the introduction of house numbers in European towns in the eighteenth century, through the spread of the numbering system in the nineteenth century, and on into its global adoption today. He uncovers a contentious past, telling the stories of the many people who have resisted having their homes so systematically ordered. Along the way, his visual journey showcases a surprising diversity of house number displays, visiting historic addresses from the London house on Strand-on-the-Green that is numbered “Nought” to 1819 Ruston, Louisiana. The result is a story that will forever change the way you see a city, one that elevates the seemingly insignificant house number to an important place in the history of urban planning.
Author: Mark Purcell
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2019-09-03
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0300248687
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeginning with new evidence that cites the presence of books in Roman villas and concluding with present day vicissitudes of collecting, this generously illustrated book presents a complete survey of British and Irish country house libraries. Replete with engaging anecdotes about owners and librarians, the book features fascinating information on acquisition bordering on obsession, the process of designing library architecture, and the care (and neglect) of collections. The author also disputes the notion that these libraries were merely for show, arguing that many of them were profoundly scholarly, assembled with meticulous care, and frequently used for intellectual pursuits. For those who love books and the libraries in which they are collected and stored, The Country House Library is an essential volume to own.
Author: Lesley Lewis
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780752460512
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Author: Struan REID
Publisher: Doll's House Sticker Books
Published: 2017-02
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781474917940
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe gardens of stately homes are often spectacular in their own right and this sticker book encourages the reader to create an imaginative garden, laid out exactly as they feel inspired. Smaller stickers can be layered over the top of larger stickers to create garden features. A lovely addition to the Doll's House Sticker Book series.
Author: Clive Aslet
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2021-09-14
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0300263139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the twenty-first century. The genesis, style, and purpose of architectural masterpieces such as Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, and Chatsworth are explored, alongside the numerous country houses lost to war and economic decline. We also meet a cavalcade of characters, owners with all their dynastic obsessions and diverse sources of wealth, and architects such as Inigo Jones, Sir John Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Sir John Soane and A.W.N. Pugin, who dazzled or in some cases outraged their contemporaries. The Story of the Country House takes a fresh look at this enduringly popular building type, exploring why it continues to hold such fascination for us today.
Author: Beryl Matthews
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Published: 2015-05-21
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 0749018836
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhitechapel, London 1890. Queenie Bonner is only two when she is taken from her large family in the slums to a big house in the country. She is frightened and confused, begging to be taken back, but is told that this is now her home. She yearns for her nine brothers and sisters, especially Harry, who is her favourite. Albert and Mary Warrender rename her Eleanor and bring her up as their daughter. As time passes Eleanor forgets about her other family and loves Mary and Albert as her mother and father. But fifteen years later, when Mary dies, Albert tells her about the Bonners. With Albert's help, she sets about tracing her forgotten family. The search holds pleasure, distress and even danger as she discovers what has happened to her siblings over the years.
Author: Elisabeth De Waal
Publisher:
Published: 2019-04-25
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781910263211
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Fox
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781585445950
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This ambitious study of Staub's work by architectural historian Stephen Fox goes beyond a description of Staub's houses. Fox analyzes the roles of space, structure, and decoration in creating, defining, and maintaining social class structures and expectations and shows how Staub was able to incorporate these elements and understandings into the elegant buildings he designed for his clients. In the process, he contributes greatly to a fuller understanding of Houston's emergence as a premier American city."--BOOK JACKET.
