Author: MACKIE, MARY
Title: Dry Rot and Daffodils - Life in a National Trust House
Description: London, Victor Gollancz. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0575057548). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Munoz, Claudio. A near Fine copy with a small name to front endpaper else unmarked with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Illustrations by Claudio Munoz. The vision of living in a world of grand spaces, beautiful furniture, historic paintings and elaborate gardens is immensely appealing, and the author lived this dream for seven years at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk, a fine National Trust property, where her husband was administrator. However her lifestyle was closer to the servants of the past rather than the aristocrats, as at one time an army of servants kept the house in order, but now only a handful of staff provide the same service for its thousands of visitors. In this memoir she reveals what goes on behind the scenes not only of Felbrigg Hall but of stately homes all over the country. NOT EX LIB D4C. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Keywords: Felbrigg Hall Norfolk, English Stately Homes, National Trust 0575057548 Munoz, Claudio


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