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Real life Downton Abbey how life was really lived in stately homes a century ago. Cover Image E-book E-book

Real life Downton Abbey [electronic resource] : how life was really lived in stately homes a century ago.

Hyams, Jacky. (Author).

Summary:

Fans of Julian Fellowes' hit show℗¡can step℗¡back℗¡100 years to the world of the pampered, privileged upper classes and take a look at exactly what goes on behind the magisterial doors of their favorite stately home℗¡Using the characters and setting of the popular television show as a point of reference for the reader, this is a closer℗¡look at the Edwardian℗¡period. They were the super rich of their times, pampered beyond belief-the early 20th century Edwardian gentry, who lived like superstars, their every desire or need catered to by an army of℗¡butlers, servants, footmen, housekeepers, and grooms.

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  • ISBN: 9781843588290 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 1843588293 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 9781843588276 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 1843588277 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource.
  • Publisher: London : John Blake Pub., c2011.

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Formatted Contents Note:
Cover; Copyright; Author's Note; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: The House; Chapter 2: Money; Chapter 3: The Pecking Order; Chapter 4: The Rules; Chapter 5: Who Runs this House Anyway?; Chapter 6: Relationships; Chapter 7: Food & Drink; Chapter 8: Entertainment & Sport; Chapter 9: Getting Around; Chapter 10: Morals & Manners; Chapter 11: How to Wear It; Chapter 12: Health;
Source of Description Note:
Description based on print version record.
Subject: Nobility > Great Britain.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Genre: Electronic books.

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