The Exiled Collector: William Bankes and the Making of an English Country House
de Sebba, Anne
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- Aceptable
- Tapa blanda
- First
- Estado
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0719565715
- ISBN 13
- 9780719565717
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray. Fine. 2005. First Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 308 pages. On August 30th 1841 William John Bankes, former Tory MP, pioneer Egyptologist and renowned traveller, was caught in compromising circumstances with a guardsman in London's Green Park. Faced with the death penalty, he fled to exile in Venice, leaving forever his beloved house, Kingston Lacy in Dorset. It was the vicarious embellishment of this house that was to be his only enduring passion. Brilliantly written and highly readable, The Exiled Collector is the first ever biography of William Bankes, recounting his dramatic life story. It examines the psychology of collecting, the pain and creativity of exile and affords a revealing insight into the minds of a hypocritical ruling elite in early Victorian Britain .
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- Inventario del vendedor #
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- Título
- The Exiled Collector: William Bankes and the Making of an English Country House
- Autor
- Sebba, Anne
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Trade Paperback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Edición
- First Paperback Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0719565715
- ISBN 13
- 9780719565717
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2005
- Palabras clave
- BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, HISTORICAL
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Biography & Autobiography / Historical;
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