A group of notable biographers, historians, critics, and poets explore why we are fascinated by visiting the homes of famous, often long-dead people. We meet famous people in a variety of intriguing settings. The book also explores the unhoused, those who are unable or unwilling to establish a home. Over 40 illustrations. Essays by Alexandra Harris, Susan Walker, Hermione Lee, Margaret Macmillan, Maura Dooley, Felicity James, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, David Cannadine, Jenny Uglow, Lucy Walker, Seamus Perry, Rebecca Bullard, Simon Armitage, Daisy Hay, Laura Marcus, Alexander Masters, Elleke Boehmer, Kate Kennedy, Bernard O'Donoghue, Roy Foster, Sandra Mayer, Gillian Darley, Julian Barnes. Beautifully stitched binding with cloth spine and decorated paper covers. No jacket. Almost like new. Princeton University Press. 2020. Hb. USED. $25.00
