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Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the real Downton Abbey
- Title
- Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the real Downton Abbey / the Countess of Carnarvon.
- Author
- Carnarvon, Fiona, Countess of.
- Publication
- New York : Broadway Paperbacks, 2013.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Carnarvon, Catherine, Countess of, 1900-1977.
- Description
- xii, 353 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits, genealogical table; 21 cm
- 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.
- Subjects
- Great Britain
- Nobility
- World War (1939-1945)
- Carnarvon, Henry Herbert, Earl of, 1898-1987
- Highclere Castle History > 20th century
- Biography
- Biographies
- Great Britain > Social life and customs > 20th century
- 1900-1999
- History
- Manners and customs
- World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain
- Highclere Castle
- Nobility > Great Britain > Biography
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-328) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFD 14-519
- ISBN
- 9780385344968
- 0385344961
- LCCN
- 2013028842
- OCLC
- 854541700
- Author
- Carnarvon, Fiona, Countess of.
- Title
- Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the real Downton Abbey / the Countess of Carnarvon.
- Publisher
- New York : Broadway Paperbacks, 2013.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-328) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Carnarvon, Catherine, Countess of, 1900-1977.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 14-519