DONOVAN, PAUL - Sporting the Oak: The Life and Times of Thomas Dearn - Architect, Artist, Historian

Ashford Kent, Christine Swift, 2005. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 095425242x Hardback Hardcover Sporting the Oak: The Life and Times of Thomas Dearn -bumped corners Architect, Artist, Historian.The Life and Times of Thomas Downes Wilmot Dearn, Cranbrook's Author, Architect and Author of 'The Weald of Kent'. Paul Donovan purchased Dearn's house and delved into the history of the author and artist. What he discovered was extraordinary, and the book tells the true story of his Royal parentage, his being 'farmed-out' to foster parents, his arrival in Cranbrook, and his marriage. It continues with Dearn's adoption as his own, of the daughter of his sister, sired by the Prince Regent. later George IV. A fascinating book to read.