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Sarah Dempster

The English Country House in Literature: A Critical Selection edited by Geoffrey G. Hiller

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December 2015, no. 377
Sarah Dempster reviews 'The English Country House in Literature' edited by Geoffrey G. Hiller

Outwardly safe, aristocratic, and uncontroversial, the English country house seems suitably benign coffee-table material to leaf through on a drowsy Sunday afternoon. However, while the story of the English country house is certainly steeped in nostalgia and privilege, it is also a narrative of exclusion, exploitation, and decline. Geoffrey G. Hiller engages with ea ...