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040    CAT 06/04/2021 LJ 
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092    647.940942|bWIL 
100 1  Williams, Olivia|c(Journalist),|eauthor. 
245 14 The secret life of the Savoy :|bglamour and intrigue at 
       the world's most famous hotel /|cOlivia Williams. 
250    First Pegasus Books cloth edition. 
264  1 New York :|bPegasus Books, Ltd.,|c2021. 
300    xii, 323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
336    still image|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-307) and 
       index. 
520    In 1889, Victorian impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte opened 
       The Savoy, Britain's first luxury hotel. Allowing the rich
       to live like royalty, it attracted glamour, scandal and a 
       cast of eccentric characters, with the D'Oyly Carte family
       elevated to a unique vantage point on high society. 
       Showmen, Socialites and the Savoy will tell their story 
       through three generations: Richard (the founder, who died 
       in the same year as Queen Victoria), Rupert (a moderniser 
       who saw the hotel through two world wars and the roaring 
       twenties), and Bridget (a Queen-like figure who was one of
       mid-20th century Britain's wealthiest women). The book 
       will explore their rollercoaster achievements, lifestyles 
       and private lives, through the prism of this iconic hotel 
       and its many distinguished guests - from Oscar Wilde to 
       the Beatles. 
610 20 Savoy Hotel (London, England)|xHistory. 
650  0 Hotels|zEngland|zLondon|xHistory. 
650  0 Hotelkeepers|zEngland|zLondon. 
650  0 Hospitality industry|xSocial aspects|xHistory|y19th 
       century. 
650  0 Hospitality industry|xSocial aspects|xHistory|y20th 
       century.