Adrian Tinniswood: The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939 [2016] hardback Condition:New Since the dawn of literature

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Adrian Tinniswood: The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939 [2016] hardback Condition:New Since the dawn of literatureAs WWI drew to a close, change reverberated through the halls of England's country homes. As the sun set slowly on the British Empire, the shadows lengthened on the lawns of a thousand stately homes. In The Long Weekend, historian Adrian Tinniswood introduces us to the tumultuous, scandalous and glamourous history of English country houses during the years between World Wars. As estate taxes and other challenges forced many of these venerable houses