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A Brief Guide to Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes

A Brief Guide to Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes

Paperback (27 Nov 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis


Timed to coincide with the release of the third and final series of the award-winning Downton Abbey, which has attracted audiences of more than 10 million viewers. This Brief Guidecelebrates the Victorian and Edwardian eras that marked the golden age of the English countryhouse: a time when opulence and formality attained a level that would never be matched again.Author Michael Paterson skillfully and entertainingly explores the myths and realities of thisvanished world, both upstairs and down.

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Running Press

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Book information

ISBN: 9780762447220
Publisher: Running Press
Imprint: Running Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.761640460941
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: xiv, 271 , [8] of plates
Weight: 249g
Height: 196mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 20mm