'This wonderful book makes me want to take a year off . . . and plunge off into what Jenkins has memorably Described as 'the theatre of our shared memory''Adam Nicolson, Evening StandardEngland's houses are a treasure trove of riches and a unique, living record of the nation's history. Simon Jenkins's lavishly illustrated guide selects the finest homes throughout the land, from Cornwell to Cumbria, in a glorious celebration of English life.--Ranges from famous stately homes and palaces to humble cottages and huts-Organized county-by-county for easy use-Features a ratings system for each house-Highlights the very best 100'Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy and keep in the car' Daily Mail'This is the perfect book to have beside your bed or on the back seat of your car . . . Jenkins's zeal is infectous. He quite rightly sees England's greatest houses as collectively nothing less than a wonder of the world' Geordie Greig, Literary Review'A hertiage enthisiast's Ode To Joy' Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph'A feast, enlivened by the sort of tasty snippets that only a master journalist can produce' Hugh Massingberd, Daily Telegraph