The gathering darkness in the life of Sir John Soane

By and Dan Cruickshank Dan Cruickshank2009-04-09T00:00:00

Sir John Soane’s house acquired the air of a mausoleum.

A new book about London’s Sir John Soane Museum sets it in the context of its creator’s difficult life

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