Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

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Format of music

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Intended audience

General adult

Literary text for sound recordings

historybiography

Main title

Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey

Medium

compact disc

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Oclc number

774870090

Responsibility statement

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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