Walking the Boundaries: Agent to the Aristocracy

Christopher Scott has spent most of his life as a Resident Land Agent - one of the very small number of professionals who manage the vast estates of Britain's landowning aristocracy. As Chief Executive for one Duke, one Marquess, one Earl, two Barons and one former President of the United States, Scott is able to give his readers behind-the-scenes glimpses of his life and work on their great estates, where a typical day might involve dealing with professional poachers, water-divining, preparing for a Royal visit, playing Scrabble according to a Duke's idiosyncratic house rules, and handling a Japanese film crew in a medieval torture chamber. Written with a deep understanding of the countryside, the stories he tells are very reminiscent of 'All Creatures Great and Small' in their portrayal of the characters that people the pages of this unique and fascinating journey into a world that is rarely seen by outsiders.