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Excerpt from Country Cottages and Week-End Homes The object of this book is to tell the layman of moderate means some facts about Country Cottages, suitable alike to his class and to his purse; to show him some commendable examples of modern cottages designed either for permanent homes or week-end jaunts; to tell him of what these cottages are built, and for how much they were buiAs an ulterior object or motive it is hoped through these pages to introduce to his notice the work of a few of those Architects who are endeavouring to follow their art with a higher appreciation for aesthetic considerations than commercialism demands; and to prove, by the very examples given, that great expense is not the inevitable concomitant of good design. No idea of advancing any political, sociological, or ethical principle is attempted: it is assumed that the reader desires to live in the country; that he wants a cottage; and desires to know what kind of dwelling he can obtain for the available sum he has by him. The preliminary chapters, in the nature of a general consideration of the subject of cottage building, are kept as far as possible free from technicalities which would be confusing, as the reader will not, it is supposed, be hazardous enough to start building without competent advice. So far as the writer is able to make them, these notes are practical suggestions - points on which the layman may have to form an opinion before he is in a position to build profitably. As far as possible the actual costs of the buildings illustrated are given; but in certain cases the figures have been suppressed in deference to the owners' wishes, or because the cottages were built for sale or are in the market. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."