The Story of the Country House by Clive Aslet

The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house. Revealing the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the twenty-first century.

Clive Aslet is a writer, commentator, historian, editor and academic. He has written over twenty books on architecture and history and was editor of Country Life magazine from 1993 to 2006

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