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- God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible 957 copies, 23 reviews
- Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar 282 copies, 6 reviews
- Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides 264 copies, 6 reviews
- Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History 140 copies, 5 reviews
- Quarrel with the King 122 copies, 5 reviews
- Seamanship: A Voyage Along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles 57 copies
- National Trust Book of Long Walks in England, Scotland, and Wales 44 copies
- Prospects of England: Two Thousand Years Seen Through Twelve English Towns 36 copies
- Panoramas Of England 33 copies
- On Foot: Guided Walks in England, France and the U.S. 32 copies
- The Gentry: Stories of the English 30 copies
- Restoration (The Royal Collection) 17 copies
- The Hated Wife: Carrie Kipling 1862-1939 (Short Lives) 16 copies
- Long Walks in France 15 copies
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| | Other names | | | Date of birth | | | Date of death | | | Burial location | | | Gender | | | Nationality | | | Country (for map) | | | Birthplace | | | Place of death | | | Places of residence | | | Education | | | Occupations | | | Relationships | | | Organizations | | | Awards and honors | | | Agents | | | Short biography | Adam Nicolson is the son of writer Nigel Nicolson and grandson of the writers Vita Sackville-West and Sir Harold Nicolson. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalene College, Cambridge and has worked as a journalist and columnist on the Sunday Times, the Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Telegraph. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the Society of Antiquaries and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.Nicolson was married to Olivia Fane from 1982 to 1992. They have three sons, Thomas (born in 1984), William (born 1986) and Ben (born 1988).Since 1992 Nicolson has been married to Sarah Raven. He and his wife have two daughters, Rosie (born 1993) and Molly (born 1996). They live at Perch Hill Farm in Sussex and at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent.Between 2005 and 2009, in partnership with the National Trust, he led a project which transformed the 260 acres (110 ha) surrounding the house and garden at Sissinghurst into a productive mixed farm, growing meat, fruit, cereals and vegetables for the National Trust restaurant.In December 2008 he succeeded his cousin David Nicolson, 4th Baron Carnock as 5th Baron Carnock, a title he does not use.
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