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Inheritance: the Story of Knole and the Sackvilles Free Download INHERITANCE: THE STORY OF KNOLE AND THE SACKVILLES FREE DOWNLOAD Robert Sackville-West | 320 pages | 10 May 2011 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | 9781408809686 | English | London, United Kingdom Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles This book was bit dry, although well and lovingly researched by the current Sackville heir living at Knole. Royal Family. Yes, I have a soft spot for Knole, the great house which nestles Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles a small Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles town in the folds of Kent, set in a park peopled by ancient trees and deer which have been there even longer than the Sackvilles - and they've been there for years. However, since Knole rarely passed from father to son more like brother to much younger brother, or Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles a distant cousinthe wives, sisters and daughters who did much of the investment in the house constantly suffered an alienation of knowing that they could never stay there permanently. I can't decide which of the heirs Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles my favorite. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. Which would have been a shame, as this is quite interesting. I have visited a few of these places and was told by the tourist guide that the family occupies one floo I loved the histoical account of this home Knole is one of the largest houses in England, a so-called calendar house purported to have rooms, 52 staircases, and seven courtyards. I had already been impregnated by a book, Orlando, dedicated to Vita Sackville-West by her sometime lover, Virginia Woolf. View offers. Aug 17, Leslie Zampetti rated it it was ok. A Family at War 19o Tom Peck. Inheritance is the story of a house and its inhabitants, a family described by Vita Sackville-West as 'a race too prodigal, too amorous, too weak, too Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles and too melancholy; a rotten lot, and nearly all stark staring mad'. Written with humour and an easy read. It's a pleasure to follow Robert Sackville-West as he unravels the private life of a public place on a fascinating, masterful, four-hundred-year tour through the memories and memorabilia, political, financial, and domestic, of his extraordinary family. There's Charles Sackville, the Restoration rake who would have done the Bullingdon proud: after being served dinner by six naked women at the Cock tavern in Covent Garden, he "acted all the postures of lust and buggery that could be imagined" from the window, causing a rumpus in the street below. Oct 31, Emily rated it liked it Shelves: general- history. Details if other :. I bought the book expecting a personal journey. Long reads. The very name of Sackville near extinction. I would have given the book 5 stars except that the author quotes some bawdy poetry from his ancestor and contemporaries. I have Disinherited on my shelf, looking forward to seeing the story of some of the have nots. When he unexpectedly inherited Knole he brought their illegitimate daughter with him who married the next heir, thus becoming Knole's rightful mistress. Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles 17, Diane C. This book was so interesting. If naughty tales do exist about what is often a tricky marriage between public obligation and private tradition, Robert Sackville-West isn't telling. Scott's children had not relished the speed with which Lady Sackville had invited dealers in to value their father's antiques. Vita's Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles for "that socialist" HG Wells is as good an indication as any that their world is not for me, although it's probably not what the author intended. The story of inheritance and disinheritance is perceptively and poignantly written by a family member. I know nowhere quite like it. Every detail holds a story: the portraits, and all the items the subjects of those portraits left behind, point to pivotal moments in history; all the rooms, and the objects that fill them, are freighted with an emotional significance that has been handed down from generation to generation. Feb 24, Julie Hunt rated it really liked it. Error rating book. An interestign biography of a house. The hopes they invested in living in a glittering palace become entombed in a great, grey ragstone sprawl, sodden in the winter rain'. A recommendation from an article in Tatler - I got more and more interested in the history of Knole as I continued reading - has left me wanting to visit and have just downloaded Orlando by Virginia Woolf to read! US Edition. Visit the Australia site. Subscribe to Independent Premium to debate the big issues Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? Mark Steel. He was entitled to perks galore and furnished Knole with cast-off Stuart furniture from the royal palaces. For information on how we process your data, read our Privacy Policy. Robert Sackville-West does an excellent job of conveying how childless epochs have not been good for the house, and I think this will resonate with all of us who know the love of houses. Please enter a valid password. Since its purchase in by Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, the house at Knole, Kent, has been inhabited by thirteen generations of a single aristocratic family, the Sackvilles. Taking inheritance as his theme, the author charts the cruel twists wrought by primogeniture, which prevented Anne and Vita from inheriting. It looks like you are located in Australia or New Zealand Close. .
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