Bibliograph

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

Type

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

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

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey

Oclc number

758387421

Responsibility statement

by The Countess of Carnarvon

Sub title

the lost legacy of Highclere Castle

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

Table Of 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

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