Why do we like to read stories about other people’s houses?
Is it voyeurism, curiosity about how other people live? Or is it to learn about the past, to get inside not just the rooms but other people’s lives?
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‘Richardson’s research is formidable. Her book does much more, though, than track real architectural detail in made-up houses. It reveals key imaginative shifts in British authors’ attitudes to homes over the years.’ Sunday Times
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