William Beckford's Fonthill

Name: William Beckford's Fonthill
Brand: Fonthill

Fonthill

product title\nUp to 75% off publishers' prices\n-- \n-- William Beckford's Fonthill \n\nPublisher: Fonthill\nAuthor: Robert J Gemmett\nISBN: 9781781554838\nFormat: Hardback\nPages:\n\nAccused of having an affair with a boy, William Beckford (1760\u20131844) retired to his estate at Fonthill, Wiltshire, where he constructed a faux-medieval abbey to house his art and antiquities. This book draws on contemporary records to detail his grandiose building plans, and to tell how, having spent his inherited wealth, he was forced to auction both his collection and the building itself, whose huge Gothic tower came crashing down soon after the sale.\nABOUT US\nDELIVERY RETURNS\nPostscript is a long-established mail order company specialising in good quality publishers' overstocks and remainder books at discounts of up to 80% off the published price. We are dedicated to providing you with the best quality, lowest cost products on eBay.\nWe've gone green! We have swapped all of our packas