Bibliograph

Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the real Downton Abbey, the Countess of Carnarvon

Type

Label

Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the real Downton Abbey, the Countess of Carnarvon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-328) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsportraitsgenealogical tablesmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the real Downton Abbey

Oclc number

854541700

Responsibility statement

the Countess of Carnarvon

Summary

Using copious materials--including diaries and scrapbooks--from the castle's archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon tells the story of Catherine Wendell, the beautiful and spirited American woman who married Lady Almina's son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, while paying particular attention to the staff who offer the Castle continuity between generations

Table Of Contents

India, March 1923 -- A very English American -- Girl in the yellow dress -- From honeymoon to Highclere -- The heir is christened -- Saving Highclere -- Life and death in the roaring twenties -- Highclere in all its glory -- There may be trouble ahead -- Bitter sweet -- Two divorces and a wedding -- Recovery -- Coming disaster -- We are at war -- Blood, toil, tears & sweat -- Coming through darkness -- Shoulder to shoulder -- To play one's part -- The beginning of the end -- Celebrations

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