Magic in the Distance: A Chronicle of Five Generations by Violet Stuart Wortley

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Sunning and some foxing to foredges.

Written in 1948 this book traces the history, personal lives, and societal influence of the aristocratic Stuart Wortley family across five consecutive generations, with a strong focus on their ancestral seat, Highcliffe Castle in Hampshire (now Dorset), England.

Family letters, diaries, and records are also used to reconstruct the intimate and political lives of the Stuart line—most notably descendants of the 3rd Earl of Bute and Lord Stuart de Rothesay.

Includes a preface by Tahu Hole and 17 illustrations.