Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles

ISBN-13: 9781408809686 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 320 str.

Robert Sackville-West

Opis

Since its purchase in 1604 by Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, the house at Knole, Kent, has been inhabited by 13 generations of a single aristocratic family, the Sackvilles. Here, drawing on a wealth of resources, the current incumbent of the seat paints a vivid portrait of the history of the magnificent house.

Recenzje

'It has the deep inward gaiety of some very old woman who has always been beautiful, who has had many lovers and seen many generations come and go, smiled wisely over their sorrows and their joys, and learnt an imperishable secret of tolerance and humour' Vita Sackville-West

O autorze

After studying History at Oxford University, Robert Sackville-West worked in publishing, founding Toucan Books in 1985, which creates illustrated non-fiction books for an international market. He now chairs Knole Estates, the property and investment company which runs the Sackville family's interests at Knole. In 2008, he and his wife and three children moved in the house, which has been occupied by the Sackville family for 400 years.