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| #3413184 in Books | 2005-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.50 x4.75 x.75l,.51 | File type: PDF | 320 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| a man and his mansion|By othoniaboys|Although Sebba has written at least one best-seller, this book has been completely ignored. It is about the unfortunate William Bankes, who died in exile in Venice in 1855 after twice having been arrested in London on homosexual charges at a time when the death penalty applied. He was a member of Parliament, a pioneering Egyptologist and t||'A cracking and detailed tale' -- Antiques Trade Gazette 20040703 'A torrid tale' -- Tatler, Must Reads 20040801 'Anne Sebba tells us in The Exiled Collector a tale of Byron's friend William Bankes - esthete, member of Parliament, scion of a rich family - wh
On August 30th 1841 William John Bankes, former Tory MP, pioneer Egyptologist and renowned traveller, was caught in compromising circumstances with a guardsman in London's Green Park. Faced with the death penalty, he fled to exile in Venice, leaving forever his beloved house, Kingston Lacy in Dorset. It was the vicarious embellishment of this house that was to be his only enduring passion. Brilliantly written and highly readable, The Exiled Collector is the first ever b...
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