Lady Catherine, the earl, and the real Downton Abbey / the Countess of Carnarvon.

Title:

ISBN:

9780385344968

Personal Author:

Carnarvon, Fiona, Countess of

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Broadway Paperbacks, 2013.

Physical Description:

xii, 353 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm

Contents:

India, March 1923 -- A very English American -- Girl in the yellow dress -- From honeymoon to Highclere -- 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 and sweat -- Coming through darkness -- Shoulder to shoulder -- To play one's part -- Beginning of the end -- Celebrations.

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.

Personal Subject:

Carnarvon, Catherine, Countess of, 1900-1977.

Carnarvon, Henry Herbert, Earl of, 1898-1987.

Corporate Subject:

Highclere Castle -- History -- 20th century

Geographic Term:

Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century

Subject Term:

World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain

Nobility--Great Britain -- Biography

Added Author:

Carnarvon, Catherine, Countess of, 1900-1977