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A glorious pictorial celebration of Tasmania's finest private residences.Tucked into the folds of Tasmania's wild landscape is an array of beautiful historic homes from a time when life was simpler and grander - and perhaps more of an adventure.The early pastoral settlers of Tasmania were a hardy and eccentric bunch: young men out to make their fortunes; struggling families hoping for a fresh start; and feisty women wanting to make their own mark. From the landed gentry to convicts who'd won their freedom, these men and women created an antipodean England in the elaborate Georgian and Victorian mansions they built. Alice Bennett and Georgia Warner have collected together the stories of these houses, and of the people who have passed through them over the years.As the new colony thrived, fortunes were made and many of the homes featured in Country Houses of Tasmania signalled the New World's wealth with their sumptuous furnishings - from Carrara marble to Italian porcelain, Minton caustic tiles, the best Berlin metal and French moire wallpaper.In the twenty-first century these houses which have been largely lost on the Australian mainland - remain as brick-and-mortar reminders of th

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Author

A; Warner, G Bennett

Publisher

Allen & Unwin

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781741764222

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Home & Lifestyle, Art, Architecture

Updated

2026-03-24