The Stately Homes of England

The Stately Homes of England

The noble mansions which have been chosen to form the second series of our Stately Homes of England will, it gives us pleasure to know, be found to fully bear out what was said in the Introduction to the first volume, that England is emphatically a Kingdom of Homes, and that these and their associations, and the love which is felt for them, are its main source of happiness and true greatness. For assuredly those we have now selected, like those already illustrated, are noble in their plans, their proportions, and their architecture; stately and magnificent in their appointments and internal arrangements; stirring in the historical incidents with which they have been connected; interesting from the grand old families by whom they have been, and are still, inhabited; and more than passingly interesting from their antiquarian character, their architectural features, their romantic beauties, their picturesque surroundings, and the invaluable treasures of Art enshrined within their walls. No matter in what Shire they are situatedand we have selected them alike from east and west, from north and south, as well as from the lovely midlandsthese Homes serve but as examples of innumerable others that, dotted over the surface of the country, form the glory of England, and, through their noble owners, add to the stability, the greatness, and the proud supremacy of Our own, our native land. England has, indeed, reason to be proud of her Homes, and it has been a pleasant and a loving task to describe and to illustrate some of[vi] them in these volumes; to give records of the historical incidents with which they have been associated; and to add the ample genealogical notices of the families to whom they belong. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 51173
Author: Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter)
Release Date: Feb 10, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Contributor (Author): Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William, 1816-1886