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The Romans visited Scilly, and later the Vikings; but the islands had to wait till Victorian times before they were transformed into what they are today, and their transformation was due to a most remarkable man. Augustus Smith was born into a rich Nottinghamshire family, whose fortunes had been made in banking. As a young man, a strong social conscience motivated him to try by practical means to help the poor and unemployed. Local resistance to his ideas inhibited his plans, however, so when he heard in 1831 that the Duke of Leeds was giving up his lease from the Duchy of Cornwall of the Scillies, Augustus Smith bought the lease; and it was principally to provide employment that the Lord Proprietor as he came to be called began to build his house and lay out his garden on Tresco. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)712.6The arts Area planning and landscape architecture Landscape architecture / landscape design Private parks and grounds; home gardensClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio: No hay valoraciones.¿Eres tú?Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing. |