The rise of the nouveaux riches : style and status in Victorian and Edwardian architecture / J. Mordaunt Crook

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Contents: Crossing the line: the titled and untitled aristocracy -- The style of millionaires: country houses, 1810-1914 -- Privilege and the picturesque: new money in the Lake District, 1774-1914 -- The new plutocracy: London houses, 1870-1939 -- The age of money: images of a new élite: The House of Commons, 1846: repealing the Corn Laws ; Scotland: new money in the Highlands and the Islands ; High society: the smart set and the souls ; Pall Mall and St. James's: the nouveaux riches in clubland ; The Royal Yacht Squadron: new money at Cowes ; Parliament, 1911: Commons, Lords and plutocrats ; Sporting rituals: shooting, hunting and racing ; Postscript: from Belgrave Square to Port Lympne

1999

19th century

20th century

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