How I Managed and Improved My Estate: [articles] reprinted from the Saint James's Gazette

Coventry PATMORE

Verlag: London: George Bell, 1886

Beschreibung

Spine slightly darkened, hinges slightly cracked, corner of half-title a little creased; 24pp. of publisher's advertisements at end. With the book-label of John Gere. "Some twenty years ago," writes the proud but anonymous author, "having obtained the means of satisfying my longing to return to country life, in which I had been mostly bred, I gave up my London occupations and looked about for a piece of land which would suit me; and after several journeys into different parts of Sussex, my favourite county, I found an estate, or rather two contiguous estates [Heron's Ghyll, near Uckfield], just after my mind. I gave £14,000 for them; farmed them and managed the woodlands almost entirely myself, obtaining during the whole time I held the land considerably higher returns than I could have obtained in rent; sold a thousand pounds' worth of timber; spent about £5,500 on improving house and land; and within fifteen years afterwards had parted with the place, which I had made too grand for my use, for £27,000, the whole transaction leaving me £9,500 richer than I was before in money, and richer also in a great deal of pleasant experience and country knowledge . . ." The poet had, he doesn't mention, made an advantageous second marriage in 1864. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 27M100189

Bibliografische Details

Titel: How I Managed and Improved My Estate: [...

Verlag: London: George Bell

Erscheinungsdatum: 1886

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition