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

Carnarvon, Fiona, Countess of. (Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0770435629
ISBN: 9780770435622
ISBN: 0770435637 (ebk.)
ISBN: 9780770435639 (ebk.)
Physical Description: x, 310 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: New York : Broadway Paperbacks, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-300) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.