The Essentials of a Country House. By R. A. Briggs,
F.R.I.B.A., (B. T. Batsford. ls. 6d. net.)—The building of a house in which one will hereafter have to live is almost invariably attended with problems and perplexities. Any ray of light, how- ever faint, is therefore welcomed by the would-be householder, It may serve to dispel a few of the dim and dreadful shadows, of damp cellars, smoky chimneys, and leaking roofs, which continually haunt him. The volume before us is such a ray, shedding a diffused rather than a concentrated light upon the difficulties and dangers of the way which has to be trodden by those who would build themselves a country house. Though in matters of taste the author seems sometimes to be rather at fault, his advice is often practical and useful The reader will notice with amusement the stress which is invariably laid on the advisability of consulting a /professional architect on any and every subject connected with the house, from the direction of the carriage drive to the fittings of the doors and windows.
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