Annals of a Yorkshire house from the papers of a macaroni & his kindred
By: by A. M. W. Stirling ...
Publisher: John Lane; John Lane company
Published: 1911
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Spencer-Stanhope, Walter, 1749-1821; Stanhope family; Spencer family
Description: "Although the life of Walter Spencer-Stanhope [b.1749] occupies a large proportion of the present volumes, it is not the object of these pages to present one particular biography. They aim rather to be a record of certain facts and anecdotes gleaned from the papers of that old Yorkshire house of which he became owner ... [when he inherited] two estates and a considerable income ... he immediately announced his intention of assuming the name of Spencer in prefix to his name of Stanhope and so became the representative of the two Yorkshire houses ...".
Notes: "Although the life of Walter Spencer-Stanhope occupies a large proportion of the present volumes, it is not the object of these pages to present one particular biography.  They aim rather to be a record of certain facts and anecdotes gleaned from the papers of that old Yorkshire house of which he become owner."--Pref.