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008			180311e20180815ilu o 00 0 eng d
020			_a9781787350458
020			_z1787350452
020			_z9781787350472
035			_a(OCoLC)1048657456
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
100	1		_aDakers, Caroline, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFonthill Recovered : _bA Cultural History _nVol. _nVol.
264		1	_aChicago : _bChicago Distribution Center [distributor]
264		3	_aBaltimore, Md. : _bProject MUSE, _c2021
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
506	0		_aOpen Access _fUnrestricted online access _2star
520	8		_aFonthill, Wiltshire, is typically associated with the writer and collector William Beckford, who built his Gothic fantasy house, Fonthill Abbey, there 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 ambition and folly. But Fonthill is much more than the story of one man's excesses, and the Abbey was only one of several important houses to be built there, all eventually consumed by fire or deliberately demolished--and all strangely forgotten by contemporary historyFonthill Recovered draws on new research to explore the rich cultural history of this place where little remains today--a tower, a stable block, the ruins of what was once a kitchen, and an indentation in a field. The first half of the book traces the occupation of Fonthill from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century. Some of the owners surpassed Beckford in terms of their wealth and political power--and even, in one case, their sexual proclivities. They include Charles I's Chancellor of the Exchequer and the richest British commoner of the nineteenth century. The second half of the book consists of essays on specific topics, examining such crucial areas as the complex history of the designed landscape, the sources of the Beckfords' wealth and their extensive art collection, and the recent appearance of the Abbey in a video game.
521			_aScholarly & Professional _bUCL Press.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		4	_aAuthors, English.
650		4	_aBeckford, William, 1760-1844.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse. _edistributor
830		0	_aBook collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/81924/
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