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

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Creator
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Subject
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Label
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
photographsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey
Nature of contents
bibliography
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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