Look contained in the attractive English cottage the place John Le Carré wrote Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. ‹ Literary Hub

September 7, 2023, 11:53am

In case you have $3.7 million, you is perhaps within the working to purchase Tregiffian Cottage, the Cornwall dwelling of legendary novelist John Le Carré, who died in 2020. If not, you’ll should accept trying on the footage—and in the event you’re like the everyday Lit Hub reader, ogling his dreamy library and even dreamier writing room.

John le Carré and his spouse bought Tregiffan Cottage within the late ’60s; in fact, le Carré wrote a lot of his books there, together with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Fixed Gardner. “My earliest recollections are of taking part in within the backyard at Tregiffian and adventuring alongside the coastal path to St Loy or Mousehole,” stated le Carré’s son, Nick Cornwell—who writes novels as Nick Harkaway—in an announcement. “The entire place is alive with butterflies, rabbits, swallows, foxes, and infrequently badgers. In winter, you financial institution up a log hearth, and hearken to the wind round the home, and really feel as in the event you’re in a fort or a lighthouse. The storms are dramatic and delightful, and once they’re gone, you get that wild horizontal solar. It’s an exquisite place to relaxation, or work, or simply be your self.”

The 5,000-square-foot home sits on 3.3 acres with clearly attractive views. Le Carré’s writing room is in a indifferent studio constructing; the library options “bespoke joinery and a characteristic window at one finish, glazed with what’s believed to be a part of the cover” from a WWII fighter aircraft. In fact, there’s additionally a protected room. You’ll be able to’t write that many espionage novels with out getting just a bit bit paranoid. Take a peek right here:

Entrance Backyard & Views (Picture: Savills)
Facet Backyard (Picture: Savills)
Conservatory (Picture: Savills)
Drawing Room (Picture: Savills)
Kitchen (Picture: Savills)
Eating Room (Picture: Savills)
Library (Picture: Savills)
Studio/Workplace (Picture: Savills)
Workplace (Picture: Savills)
Entrance Backyard (Picture: Savills)