Dating back to the 17th Century, Iving Howe at Little Langdale is up for sale for £3.25 million. The five-bedroom was passed through generations of the Wordsworth family until 1921. It comes with four bathrooms and 16 acres of gardens and woodland. Read more
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The Grade II-listed, 14,075sq ft house was initially launched on the market three years ago, and relaunched last week by Strutt & Parker at a guide price of £10m — some £2.5m less than the price in 2019. It’s hard to call a house with an eight-figure price tag a ‘bargain’, of course; but that is a hefty discount indeed, especially for such a beautiful place that’s so close to London. Read more
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Shrouded by the pines of Silver Lake, the erotic writer’s minimalist, midcentury residence is a lasting monument to her life and legacy. Read more
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On the main floor of the triplex unit there is a reception room with oversized windows, high ceilings, built-in shelving and a dining area, as well as an eat-in kitchen and a full bathroom with a soaking tub, the listing said. Upstairs, there are two bedrooms, a bathroom and a private roof terrace. A third bedroom is on the top floor. Currently featuring an office nook, the room has also been used as a study, according to the listing. There’s also a spacious private garden behind a wooden fence and with a dining area lined with trellises. Read more
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The five-bedroom, 5.5-plus-bathroom home has been restored, boasting the look and feel of a setting in one of Rice’s best-selling novels. The author lived in the home until her passing in Dec. 2021, Dirt reported. Read more
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A historic London home once occupied by the Polish-British writer Joseph Conrad—whose novella “Heart of Darkness” inspired the 1979 epic film “Apocalypse Now”—is on the market for £1.7 million (US$2.3 million). Located in the city’s upscale Pimlico neighborhood, and a short walk from Victoria Station, the property spans 1,206 square feet over four stories, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Read more
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Michael Keating, Director of Dexters Bloomsbury says of the property: This bright first floor flat offers buyers the opportunity to purchase a piece of history in one of London’s most historic neighbourhoods. Close to Russell Square tube station and King’s Cross, Marchmont Street has a wide array of pubs, cafes and second-hand bookstores. Read more
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This Hampstead Victorian villa is a former residence of India’s most celebrated poet and writer, Rabindranath Tagore. Price: $3.54 million. Read more
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The 4,256-square-foot house has four bedrooms, five full bathrooms and one partial bathroom. Amenities include five original fireplaces, a rear garden, a front yard, a roof deck and multiple terraces. Price: $10.5 million. Read more
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a good 60,000 books must be in want of a very big house. At some point in the mid-1980s, Otto Penzler, the indefatigable founder and proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop, the Manhattan store specializing in fictitious tales of crime and espionage and whodunits of a high order, could no longer ignore the evidence: His personal collection of first editions had outgrown his office, and cartons containing the overflow were stashed in a pal’s garage. They needed a room of their own. Read more
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