About this Book

'This wonderful book makes me want to take a year off . . . and plunge off into what Jenkins has memorably Described as 'the theatre of our shared memory''
Adam Nicolson, Evening Standard

England's houses are a treasure trove of riches and a unique, living record of the nation's history. Simon Jenkins's lavishly illustrated guide selects the finest homes throughout the land, from Cornwell to Cumbria, in a glorious celebration of English life.

• Ranges from famous stately homes and palaces to humble cottages and huts
• Organized county-by-county for easy use
• Features a ratings system for each house
• Highlights the very best 100

'Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy and keep in the car' Daily Mail

'This is the perfect book to have beside your bed or on the back seat of your car . . . Jenkins's zeal is infectous. He quite rightly sees England's greatest houses as collectively nothing less than a wonder of the world' Geordie Greig, Literary Review

'A hertiage enthisiast's Ode To Joy' Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph

'A feast, enlivened by the sort of tasty snippets that only a master journalist can produce' Hugh Massingberd, Daily Telegraph