Humphry Repton - Literature

Literature

  • Mansfield Park (novel) by Jane Austen reference to Repton, Chapter 6.
  • Arcadia (play) by Tom Stoppard reference to Repton and his 'Red Books', Act 1, Scene 1 (stage directions).

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