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The achievement of [this book] is its portrayal in miniature of the changes in English rural life since the war, while apparently making no pretensions to any such intent House & Garden Charmingly written with all the expected Mitford verve and wit. Spectator A charming volume that really gets to the heart of Chatsworth Daily Express Browsing through is like being transported to a simpler, less flashy age of cookery. Food & Wine
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The legendary palace of Chatsworth has been presided over by the same family for over 450 years. Here, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire tells the story of the glorious estate that surrounds it. The palace draws 450,000 visitors each year, but countless more come to walk in the park. There are over 450 houses on the 35,000-acre estate, as well as many architectural curiosities-bridges and byres, mills, milestones and a mortuary, turrets and troughs, and man-made lakes and forests. The Duchess weaves her tales around an album of specially commissioned photographs. Recounting facts and fables, she takes the reader on four enthralling walks, as gripping from an armchair as they are in the open air.
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Great Fun for Anyone visiting England, or even Wanting to., Mar 26 2006
By John Matlock "Gunny" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Round & About Chatsworth (Hardcover)
Just in case you were wondering -- Dowager: a widow holding property received from her deceased husband.The palace and surrounds of Chatsworth have been in the same family for more than 450 years. It consists of some 35,000 acres and 450 houses. Each year a half million visitors come to the house, and countless more come to take a walk in the vast park areas.
In this book the Duchess provides a guided tour of the estate as it exists today and complements it with pictures out of the past. It is most interesting to see a building as it exists today just above another picture made in 1900, or perhaps a painting from the 1700's when the building was new.
This book would be a good suggestion as a gift for anyone planning on a visit to England. It's just as nostalgic as you would expect and great reading.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Round And About Chatsworth, Mar 9 2006
By Judie Brophy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Round & About Chatsworth (Hardcover)
The author, The Duchess of Devonshire, is a British national treasure. She has overseen the preservation of one of England's greatest houses, Chatsworth, and then chronicled it in several volumes with enriching personal insights. Round And About Chatsworth is a must for Anglophiles. It is a charming blend of her delightful personality with a tour of this great English home and it's gardens.
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Great Fun for Anyone visiting England, or even Wanting to., Mar 26 2006
By John Matlock "Gunny" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Round & About Chatsworth (Hardcover)
Just in case you were wondering -- Dowager: a widow holding property received from her deceased husband.The palace and surrounds of Chatsworth have been in the same family for more than 450 years. It consists of some 35,000 acres and 450 houses. Each year a half million visitors come to the house, and countless more come to take a walk in the vast park areas.
In this book the Duchess provides a guided tour of the estate as it exists today and complements it with pictures out of the past. It is most interesting to see a building as it exists today just above another picture made in 1900, or perhaps a painting from the 1700's when the building was new.
This book would be a good suggestion as a gift for anyone planning on a visit to England. It's just as nostalgic as you would expect and great reading.
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