Fonthill Recovered : A Cultural History

Fonthill, in Wiltshire, is traditionally associated with the writer and collector William Beckford who built his Gothic fantasy house called Fonthill Abbey at the end of the eighteenth century. The collapse of the Abbey's tower in 1825 transformed the name Fonthill into a symbol for overarching...

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Other Authors: Dakers, Caroline (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: UCL Press 2018
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