The Power and the Glory

The Country House Before the Great War

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<p>'Enthralling'<b> Lucy Worsley</b></p><p>'Wonderful' <b>Judith Flanders</b></p><p>'A whirling, waltzing panorama through the last carefree age of British nobility' <i><b>New Statesman</b></i></p><p><b>Adrian Tinniswood opens the doors on the excess, intrigue and absurdities of life in the late Victorian and Edwardian country house</b></p><p>In the decades before the First World War, the owners of the nation's stately homes revelled in a golden age of glory and glamour. This was a time when the ancestral seats of ancient nobility stood side by side with the fabulous palaces of Jewish bankers and Indian princes, when dukes and duchesses mixed with self-made millionaires and society hostesses who had learned to dance in the chorus line.</p><p>Adrian Tinniswood opens the doors to the country house during this glittering golden age, when - for the privileged few - life in the country house was the best life of all.</p><p>'Fascinating' <i><b>TLS</b></i></p><p>'Illuminating' <i><b>Literary Review</b></i></p><p>'The range and scope of his book is breathtaking' <b>Country Life</b></p><p>With stunning full-colour images</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529946604

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 126 x 29 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd