7 QUOTES WITH «COUNTRY HOUSE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
country house.
I used to have a recurring dream where I was at a party in a country house, surrounded by the same people each evening. Everyone would be singing and dancing and after a while I came to know the people; though, of course, they never really existed.
I certainly couldn't run a big country house, nor could I organize the greatest show on earth.
Well I actually do have a country house in Connecticut with a population of 3,000. Like, how small is that? I spend a lot of time there - I write up there. So I kind of have the best of both worlds and I love going up there.
I've got a great place, it's a country house.
My dream is to one day own a country house on the shore in England, have gotten married, wipe some debt off and get a few more good films.
The paradox of the English country house is that its state of permanent decline, the fact that its heyday is always behind it, is part of the seduction, just as it is part of the seduction of books in general.
'Perfect' is about a set-up that looks perfect from the outside - beautiful country house, beautiful wife and mother, everything where it should be - and the deep fissures that, in fact, lie beneath that. 'Perfect' was partly a response to the shock of my first book, 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry,' being a success.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTRY HOUSE»
Discover the use of
country house in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
country house and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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From a Polish
Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the ...
Collects ninety Polish recipes, including roasted winter vegetables, stewed beef rolls with kasha, pork lion stuffed with prunes, and fruit pierogi.
Anne Applebaum, Danielle Crittenden, 2012
2
English
Country House Interiors
In this splendid book, renowned historian Jeremy Musson explores the interiors and decoration of the great country houses of England, offering a brilliantly detailed presentation of the epitome of style in each period of the country house, ...
3
The British
Country House in the Eighteenth Century
This work explores the British country house between 1700-1830 and looks at the lives of the noblemen and the servants who inhabited them.
Christopher Christie, 2000
4
Design and Plan in the
Country House: From Castle Donjons to ...
"This book explores the evolution of country house plans throughout Britain and Ireland, from medieval times to the eighteenth century.
Andor Gomme, Alison Maguire, 2008
5
Hearst Castle: the biography of a
country house
Chronicles the larger-than-life story of the magnificent castle in San Simeon, California, built by newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
Victoria Kastner, Victoria Garagliano, 2000
6
Life in the English
Country House: A Social and ...
Based on the author's Slade lectures given at Oxford University in 1975-76.
7
The English
country house: from the archives of
Country life
Punctuating the book at intervals in the form of booklets on rich, uncoated paper are six essays by leading British architectural historians that set the English country house into its social context and chart the changing tastes in ...
8
The
Country House Courtship
The year is 1818 and Miss Beatrice Forsythe is determined to marry well.
Linore Rose Burkard, 2010
9
Country House: Polish Theatre Archive
Country House, a "comedy with corpses," is a wicked subversion of all those realistic psychological dramas of jealousy, adultery, murder and suicide that ask to be taken seriously.
Stanislav I. Witkiewicz, D. Gerould, 2005
10
The American
Country House
This magnificent book describes the great country houses built with American industrial fortunes from the end of the Civil War until 1940.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTRY HOUSE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
country house is used in the context of the following news items.
Haunted mansion in Pontblyddyn to get full TV makeover
... Manor, Plas Teg, in Pontblyddyn, will appear on Channel 4 programme Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners – Country House Specials tonight. «LeaderLive, Jul 15»
Anmer Hall: inside William and Kate's family home
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are planning to spend £60,000 to improve the view at Anmer Hall, a ten-bedroom country house on the ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
Two injured as BBQ starts Abarán country house fire
Two people were injured in the municipality of Abarán on Sunday after a fire broke out at a country chalet, according to the emergency services ... «Murcia Today, Jul 15»
Prime country house prices in Scotland affected by new land and …
Image Prime country house prices in Scotland increased by 0.2% between April and June taking annual growth to 1.4%, the latest index ... «Property Wire, Jul 15»
Dreaming of escaping to a big house in the country? Here's the …
Turning her country house into an “open house” brings huge happiness to our friend Anna – summer weekends are filled, their tennis court in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Discover your stately side with a visit to a country house
Tourism NI's Destination PR Officer, Pauline Gormley explains why a visit to a stately home or country house is the perfect way to spend a day. «Carrickfergus Times, Jul 15»
Prime country house values in UK fall in second quarter of year
Image Average prime country house values in the UK increased by just 0.9% between April and June and annual growth is down to 2.3%, the ... «Property Wire, Jul 15»
X Factor boot camp heading back to the country house?
Another week, another shake-up for The X Factor – and this time it looks like boot camp is getting a revamp, or rather, heading back to its roots. «BreakingNews.ie, Jul 15»
Citibase transforms grade II-listed country house
A grade II-listed country house in Berkshire has been transformed into a "state-of-the-art" business centre following a major refurbishment. «Insider Media, Jul 15»
For sale: Blur's very big house in the country – in pictures
... 20 years after Blur's Britpop battle with Oasis made headlines, the property that inspired their No 1 single Country House is on the market. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
