Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories (1902)
Malan, A[lfred] H[enry], [from old catalog] ed · New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 194
hed with woodyscenery, the lawns are as smooth on the surface as a calm waterscene. Although written over a century ago, this describes theClumber of to-day very well, only the endless stream hasbecome a lake three miles long; Italian terraces have been madefrom the house to the water-side, a large… … THE YELLOW DRAWINQ-ROOM, CLUMBER i6i 162 Clumber makes it a truly beautiful scene, and worthy of Throsbysenthusiastic description. In 187Q, Clumber was the scene of a terrible fire ; the entirecentre of the house was completely gutted ; many valuable-pict-ures, pieces of china, and furniture being…
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