| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 353 pages) : illustrations |
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text file rda |
| Contents |
India, March 1923 -- A very English American -- The girl in the yellow dress -- From honeymoon to Highclere -- The heir is christened -- Saving Highclere -- Life and death in the roaring twenties -- Highclere in all its glory -- There may be trouble ahead -- Bitter sweet -- Two divorces and a wedding -- Recovery -- The coming disaster -- We are at war -- Blood, toil, tears and sweat -- Coming through darkness -- Shoulder to shoulder -- To play one's part -- The beginning of the end -- Celebrations. |
| Summary |
Using copious materials--including diaries and scrapbooks--from the castle's archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon tells the story of Catherine Wendell, the beautiful and spirited American woman who married Lady Almina's son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, while paying particular attention to the staff who offer the Castle continuity between generations. |
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Highclere Castle has a new resident, the daughter-in-law of Lady Almina, an American beauty from New York and a descendant of famous American families, in this real-life story that draws on original source material. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-328) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Carnarvon, Henry Herbert, Earl of, 1898-1987.
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Carnarvon, Henry Herbert, Earl of, 1898-1987. |
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Highclere Castle -- History -- 20th century.
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Highclere Castle. |
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World War (1939-1945) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
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Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Manners and customs. |
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Nobility. |
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Nonfiction. |
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Biography & Autobiography. |
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History. |
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Carnarvon, Catherine, Countess of, 1900-1977.
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Great Britain. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Carnarvon, Fiona, Countess of. Lady Catherine, the earl, and the real Downton Abbey London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2013 9781444762105 |
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Carnarvon, Fiona, Countess of. Lady Catherine, the earl, and the real Downton Abbey New York : Broadway Books, [2013] 9780385344968 (DLC) 2013028842 (OCoLC)854541700 |
| ISBN |
9780385344975 : $47.97 |
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038534497X : $47.97 |
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