| Description |
1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for Julian Fellowes's Emmy Award-winning PBS show, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon. |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2011. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-300) and index. |
| Summary |
Examines the life of Lady Almina, the fifth Countess of Carnarvon, and the events in Highclere Castle during the First World War. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Carnarvon, Almina, Countess of, 1876-1969.
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Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923.
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Carnarvon, Almina, Countess of, 1876-1969. |
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Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923. |
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Highclere Castle.
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Highclere Castle. |
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World War (1914-1918) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Subject |
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain.
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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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Great Britain. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carnarvon, Fiona, Countess of. Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey New York : Broadway Paperbacks, c2011 9780770435622 (DLC) 2011042617 (OCoLC)758387421 |
| ISBN |
9780770435639 : $47.97 |
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0770435637 : $47.97 |
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