If you liked Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: the Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Fiona, Countess of Carnarvon you might like:
Moran Prairie Library Book Club selection for Thursday, January 24th, at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome! |
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 | Dean, Anna |
| Bellfield Hall, or, The Observations of Miss Dido Kent |
| Summoned to Bellfield Hall by a forlorn niece whose wealthy fiancé has vanished under dubious circumstances, sleuth Miss Dido Kent attempts to solve the mystery of his disappearance, unearthing deeply buried family secrets in the process. |
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 | Fellowes, Jessica |
| The World of Downton Abbey |
| This companion book to the popular British television series takes us into the world of the Crawley family and their servants – providing insights into the characters, their stories, and the social history. Illustrations included. |
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 | Gernsheim, Allison |
| Victorian & Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey |
| Perfect for anyone interested in the Victorian Era, this beautiful book of over 200 photographs depicts fashion and styles of the aristocracy and middle class from 1840 through 1914. Captions and annotations provided. |
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 | Goodwin, Daisy |
| An American Heiress |
| In the late 19th century a young American heiress is pushed by her title-driven mother into marriage with an English duke – she soon discovers nothing is as it seems and must eventually choose between money and happiness. |
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 | MacColl, Gail |
| To Marry an English Lord |
| Fortunes were made in post-Civil War America, yet young heiresses found themselves scorned by aristocracy who thumbed their nose at new money – turning their sights to Britain they willingly swapped money for titles by marrying Englishmen with status but no cash. |
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 | Morton, Kate |
| The House at Riverton |
| On her deathbed a former servant tells the story of Riverton Manor to a movie director via flashbacks spanning two world wars – aristocratic privilege, the death of a rising poet, the decline of post-war England, and family secrets she spent a life-time trying to forget. |
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 | Nicolson, Juliet |
| The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm |
| Recounting one glorious English summer in 1911 - when a new king was crowned and the upper class incessantly played - the portrait of a by-gone era on the cusp of war, industrial strikes, and the inevitable decline of the aristocracy is illuminated. |
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 | Osborne, Frances |
| Park Lane |
| Arriving in 1914 London on the threshold of WWI and the suffragist movement, eighteen-year-old Grace lands a job as a housemaid to a wealthy family and quickly becomes immersed in their lives and a world on the brink of massive change. |
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 | Powell, Margaret |
| Below Stairs: the Classic Kitchen Maid’s Memoir |
| This remarkable memoir that inspired the television series “Downton Abbey” and “Upstairs, Downstairs” tells the story of one kitchen maid’s life in the great houses of 1920 England in the lowly position of servant to the masters and mistresses of the manor. |
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 | Riley, Lucinda |
| The Orchid House |
| After suffering a terrible tragedy a young concert pianist seeks solace at Wharton Park’s grand and idyllic manor where her grandfather once tended exotic orchids – upon discovering a diary from WWII she and the current heir learn the truth of a long ago love affair that nearly destroyed the estate. |
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 | Shiguro, Kazuo |
| The Remains of the Day |
| An elderly butler ends decades of dedicated service with a solitary journey across the English countryside – looking back at years spent stoically catering to the needs of the upper-class, he begins to question whether it was worth the sacrifices he made. |
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 | Solomons, Natasha |
| The House at Tyneford |
| Vienna 1938 is not safe for Jews and nineteen-year-old Elise flees her upper-class life to become a maid in an English estate. As the war progresses she learns to love the house and family within it – only to have her happiness threatened when she learns her parents are still trapped in Vienna. |
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