LIFE IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE - a social and architectural history - the author traces the evolution of the country house from the Middle Ages to the world of Evelyn Waugh and PG Wodehouse. Drawing widely from familiar novels and plays, and from virtually untouched records and family archives, he presents a unique and vivid picture of the life of the upper classes over 500 years - how they ran their estates, and when possible ran the country, how they entertained their colleagues and rivals, how they were served by their tenants, butlers, footmen and maids, how they reconciled their conflicting desires for personal privacy and public display.

Condition: Good - Author: Mark Girouard - Publisher: Book Club Associates - Pages: 344 - Hardback