Splendidele si glorioasele castele erau locuri in care puterea si gloria regala era premarita. Aceasta carte va dezvaluie legendele si istoria din spatele acestor forme arhitecturale. Descoperiti in paginile sale castelele baroce de la Versailles la Aranjuez , dar si cele ale bogatilor aristacrati din secolul al XIX-lea: de la Neuschwanstein la Strawberry Hill. Cele peste 250 de fotografii color in format mare prezinta 70 de castele uimitoare si imprejurimile acestora.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small. ro