John Goodall looks at developments in the English house during the Regency period.
On October 5, 1826, Hermann, Prince of Pückler-Muskau, wrote from London to announce his safe arrival in England. The letter was one in a whole series written to his former wife over a period of three years that described a tour of England, Ireland and France. These were soon published anonymously as The Letters of a Dead Man (1830– 31) and enjoyed considerable success.
The Prince,…
