A Brief Guide to Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes
Philadelphia : Running Press, 2012.
Format: Book
Description: xiv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Celebrates the opulence and formality that prevailed during the Victorian and Edwardian eras by exploring the myths and realities of the stately and beautiful English country house, similar to the one depicted in "Downton Abbey."
Subjects:
Country homes -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Household employees -- England -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Upper class -- England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
England -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910.
Country homes -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Household employees -- England -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Upper class -- England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
England -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910.
ISBN:
9780762447220
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Europe England Pat | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
HISTORY Europe England Pat | Edgewood | Nonfiction | In |