Famous homes of Great Britain and their stories (1900)
Malan, Alfred Henry, editor · New York, G. P. Putnam's son; London, The Pall Mall magazine · leaf 98
s, with theirexotic delicacy, may be held typical of the decadent present.From the house many treasures, once part of its adornment,are now missed ; and while books, pictures, and gems havedisappeared, modern ideas of comfort have suggested the in-sertion of electric lights and telephones. To… … 73 Blenbeim ant) its flDemories 75 past. To write history is to travel in the past, to see the faceof it,—not merely the kings and dates and battles, which are,at best, pegs on which to hang true knowledge. And so in this excursion we have tried to look at the moreintimate side of men and women…
Historic buildings · Country homes · Dwellings
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