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Author Carnarvon, Fiona, Countess of.

Title Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey : the lost legacy of Highclere Castle / by the Countess of Carnarvon.

Edition First U.S. edition.
Publication Info. New York : Broadway Paperbacks, 2011.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1517320~S1
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Description x, 310 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2011.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-300) and index.
Contents Pomp and circumstance -- Welcome to Highclere -- Almina, debutante -- A triumph for her ladyship -- Life downstairs -- Dressing for dinner -- Edwardian Egypt -- The passing of the golden age -- The summer of 1914 -- Call to arms -- Paradise lost -- War heroes -- Hospital on the move -- Death in the trenches -- The dark times -- The promised end -- From war to peace -- Another glittering season -- "Wonderful things" -- Lights out -- Inheritance.
Subject Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Carnarvon, Almina, Countess of, 1876-1969.
Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923.
Highclere Castle.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain.
ISBN 9780770435622
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August 13 2013
SRP 2013 REVIEW: what a delightful true tale of the castle (Highclere Castle) that we've fallen in love with watching Downton Abbey, written by the Countess that lives there now.
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August 28 2012
SRP 2012 REVIEW: This was very interesting, really put the tv show into perspective
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August 27 2012
SRP 2012 REVIEW: Being a big fan of Downton Abbey I felt I needed to read this book.found it to be very interesting.
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August 21 2012
SRP 2012 REVIEW: A fun background story to the popular television series called Downton Abbey. This book provides the real insights into the life, times, people and place.
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