The life and letters of William Beckford, of Fonthill (1910)
Benjamin, Lewis Saul, 1874-1932, Storer, James Sargant, 1771-1853 · London : W. Heinemann · leaf 388
lth goes at present, I see noreason why I should not. Thus, when going out he wouldput on an overcoat, even if there were only the slightestwind stirring ; and, however interested or amused he mightbe, he would always retire early; but while he took suchprecautions as these, he was m no sense a… … 11 LAST YEARS 345 greatly diminished from the £110,000 a year and the£1,000,000 in ready money with which he started life.The lawsuit and the depreciation of property in Jamaica,already alluded to, had compelled him to give up Fonthill;but even after he had removed to Bath the value of hiscolonial…
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 · Fonthill Abbey · Art -- Collectors and collecting England Biography
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