1st Edition

Living Space in Fact and Fiction

By Philippa Tristram Copyright 1989
324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1989, Living Space in Fact and Fiction explores the house both in the ‘real’ world of the architect and the built environment, and in the fictional world of the novelist. The role of the house, in fact and fiction, tells us much about the space we live in, while the work of contemporary architects and designers illuminates aspects of the novelist’s art. Profusely illustrated,... Read more

List of illustrations Acknowledgements 1. The Dairy House at Blaise 2. Aspects of Chesney World 3. Dorothea’s cottages 4. Stories in stone 5. Mrs Gereth’s immorality 6. Barton Cottage and the ‘perfect pastoral’ 7. Immaterial walls Notes Index

Biography

Philippa Tristram