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Reviews 'This riveting book investigates the motives, ideologies, characters and delusions behind this much-loved, but often misunderstood, genre of architecture.'Country Life, Book of the Week 'This lively and chatty book tells the incredible stories behind these buildings. [...] This book is more of a side order, great to dip into and full of enjoyable anecdotes that bring the history of these buildings to life.' Kate Judge, Context

Reviews 'This riveting book investigates the motives, ideologies, characters and delusions behind this much-loved, but often misunderstood, genre of architecture.'Country Life, Book of the Week 'This lively and chatty book tells the incredible stories behind these buildings. [...] This book is more of a side order, great to dip into and full of enjoyable anecdotes that bring the history of these buildings to life.' Kate Judge, Context 'Headley and Meulenkamp are well established authorities on architectural exuberance on the estates of the English aristocracy and gentry'Ancient Monuments Society 'Headley and Meulenkamp's research work is second to none [...] This book is masterful because of the stories behind the follies. All types of follies are arranged by chapter with a short list of where to find them in England. A kind of travel guide if you will! [...] That is why the recent book The English Folly is so important, because for the first time (in the history of folly), the authors uncover the many stories of the creation of important (unfortunately only) English follies.' Rik Roelfzema, De Prinsenland krant Translated from Dutch 'Het onderzoekswerk van Headley en Meulenkamp is ongeevenaard [...] Dit boek is magistraal door de verhalen achter de follies. Alle soorten follies zijn per hoofdstuk gerangschikt met een korte opsomming waar de follies in Engeland te vinden zijn. Een soort reisgids eventueel! [...] Daarom is het recente boek The English Folly zo belangrijk want voor het eerst (in de follygeschiedenis) achterhalen de auteurs de vele wordingsverhalen van belangrijke (helaas alleen) Engelse follies.' Rik Roelfzema, De Prinsenland krant

Reviews 'This riveting book investigates the motives, ideologies, characters and delusions behind this much-loved, but often misunderstood, genre of architecture.'Country Life, Book of the Week

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Gwyn Headley is Publisher at Heritage Ebooks, Managing Director at fotoLibra and Co-founder of The Folly Fellowship. Wim Meulenkamp is President of The DonderbergGroup: Foundation for Follies, Garden Ornaments and the Architecture of Amusement.

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