The World of Jane Austen (a new book)
Posted by Emily on November 13, 1997 at 11:48:49:
In response to Chatsworth/Devonshire, written by Carolyn on November 13, 1997 at 08:23:50
] I found some books that I thought might interest people last week at a used bookstore.
] The first one is The House, Living at Chatsworth by the Duchess of Devonshire, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982, New York.
] ISBN:0-03-062428-2
] I picked this up because JA's Pemberley is said to be based on this house. In the intro the author describes it thus
]
But there is a quality about the place which makes it out of the ordinary. Perhaps the giant scale has something to do with it or perhaps it is the scenery; a classic mixture of wild and domestic: moor, rocks and bracken descending through woods to grazing lands and quiet rivers.....The house looks permanent...It fits it landscape exactly.
] Sounds vaguely familiar, doesn't it?
] The books includes a brief history of the family and a family tree (near the bottom of the family tree was the mention of a daughter, Emma, who married a Tobias Tennant!)
] It also includes more importantly, a grand tour of the house. Going from room to room, there two accounts given for each room, one from the 6th "Bachelor" Duke (1790-1858), who renovated/redecorated the house in the 19th cent. and an account from the current Duchess, from her own renovations. Most of the rooms have a photograph, and there are a few full color photo's throughout the book.
] Also about the Devonshires The Serpant & the Stag by John Pearson, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1983, New York.
] ISBN:0-03-055431-4. This is a family history from the founder of the family, Bess of Hardwicke in the 1500's, through the current Duke.
Caroline, thanks for the posting of the books! I recently bought a book that just might interest you. It called The World Of Jane Austen. It's describes her homes and the places she visted in Hampshire as well as Kent, London among others and it has MANY pictures of them as well. Its mostly like a coffee table book. They even have a picture of a house that has apparently been identifed with Barton Park( Sense and Sensibility). Check it out if you like Georgian and Regency houses.
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