| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
x, 310 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2011. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-300) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Examines the life of Lady Almina, the fifth Countess of Carnarvon, and the events in Highclere Castle during the First World War. |
| Source |
NBK 1/12 PPL |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Carnarvon, Almina, Countess of, 1876-1969.
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Highclere Castle.
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Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain.
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Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923.
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| ISBN |
9780770435622 (pbk.) |
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0770435629 (pbk.) |
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