Edwin Lutyens

Informationen zum Autor Jane Ridley is Professor of History at Buckingham University, where she teaches an MA course on biography. Her books include The Young Disraeli , acclaimed by Robert Blake as definitive; a highly praised study of the architect Edwin Lutyens and his relationship with his troubled wife, which won the Duff Cooper Prize; and Victoria , a short life written for the Penguin Monarchs series. Her most recent full biography, Bertie: A Life of Edward VII was a Sunday Times bestseller and one of the most critically acclaimed books of its year. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Ridley writes book reviews for the Spectator and other newspapers, and has also appeared on radio and several television documentaries. She lives in London and Scotland. Klappentext The work of Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) includes the Cenotaph in Whitehall, much of Imperial New Delhi and especially his masterpiece, Viceroy's House (now Rashtrapati Bhavan), Queen Mary's dolls' house and Hampstead Garden Suburb. Zusammenfassung The work of Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) includes the Cenotaph in Whitehall, much of Imperial New Delhi and especially his masterpiece, Viceroy's House (now Rashtrapati Bhavan), Queen Mary's dolls' house and Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Product details

• Authors: Jane Ridley, Ridley Jane
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2003
• EAN: 9780712668224
• ISBN: 978-0-7126-6822-4
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 36 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; HISTORY / Modern / General, 20th Century, Individual architects & architectural firms, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Individual architects and architectural firms