The House of Fiction: From Pemberley to Brideshead, Great British Houses in Literature and Life
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (756 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N8WO380 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 411 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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And Horace Walpole’s ‘little Gothic castle’ in Twickenham inspired him to write the first English Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto.But the English country house, from the idyllic to the unloved, is also viewed through a modern lens – Kazuo Ishiguro’s Darlington Hall, Ian McEwan’s Tallis House, Alan Hollinghurts’s Two Acres.Using historic sources, authors’ biographies, letters, news accounts, and the novels themselves, The House of Fiction presents some of the most influential houses in Britain through the stories they inspired, while offering candid glimpses of the writers who brought them to life.. Houses in literature have captured readers’ imaginations for centuries, from Gothic castles to Georgian stately homes, Bloomsbury townhouses and high-rise penthouses. Evelyn Waugh plotted Charles Ryder’s return to Brideshead while a guest at Madresfield. Forster’s childhood home at Rook’s Nest mirrors the idyllic charm of Howards End. E.M. Jane Austen was no stranger to a manor house or a good ballroom. Step on to a tour of real and imagined houses that great English writers have used to reflect the themes of their novels…
She has also published many literary reviews in the TLS and the now-defunct Los Angeles Times Book Review, among others. . She iscurrently a Tutor on the Integrated Degree programme in English and Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London. Phyllis Richardson has written several books on architecture and de
She has written on architecture, urban development and travel for the Financial Times, the Observer and DWELL magazine. She iscurrently a Tutor on the Integrated Degree programme in English and Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London. . About the AuthorPhyllis Richardson has written several books on architecture and design, including the highly successful XS series, Nano House, and the forthcoming Superlight (Thames and Hudson). She has also published many literary reviews in the TLS and the now-defunct Los Angeles Times Book Review, among others