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Title: More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Malan, Alfred Henry, comp
Subjects: Historic buildings Country homes Dwellings
Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's sons, London, The Pall Mall magazine
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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arrows gives unearthly shrieks with her syren, or amail boat sounds her whistle to summon the tender which is totake off her passengers. And close by, in the harbour, the throb, rattle, and thumpingof the steam dredgers remind one of how actively the accom-modation for ships is being increased ; and in a neighbouring fieldthe voices of the quartermasters are heard, a mile off, drillingthe sailor boys. But now, this long digression ended, the house must bereturned to by a road above the Amphitheatre, and this accountof a place often mentioned and praised by abler pens must bebrought to a close. But first it may be interesting to allude tothe number of persons of historic interest who have, in differentgenerations, been guests at Mount Edgcumbe. One of the earliest records of a royal visit is that of Cosimode Medici, Prince of Modena, whom Sir Richard entertained onhis way to the Court of Charles II. The Saluting Book (whichonly refers to two or three years) mentions—among many others
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171 i/2 HDount Efcocumbe —the Dukes of Gloucester and Cumberland, Princess Amelia,the Marquess Caraccioli, General Paoli, and Mr. and Mrs.Garrick. In 1781, George 111. and Queen Charlotte (attended by MissBurney) came from Saltram, which had been lent them by LordBoringdon, and dined in the Saloon, the largest room then exist-ing, the decorations of which date from the first Lord Edgcumbe,who also planted the Terrace, and has justly earned the grati-tude of his descendants. William IV. and Queen Adelaide stayed at Mount Edgcumbebefore their accession ; and our gracious Queen has more thanonce honoured it by her presence, as have the Prince and Prin-cess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg during thethree years when his Royal Highness was Commander-in-chiefin the West, and other members of the Royal Family. Amelie, Queen of the French, when residing at Kitley usedto visit the place with the Duchesse dOrleans and the youngComte de Paris and Due de Chartres ; and the lamented

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