The power and the glory : life in the English country house before the Great War
(2024)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
942.081/TINNISWOOD,A
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Basic Books, 2024
©2024
©2024
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
viii, 439 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781541602793, 154160279X :, 154160279X, 9781541602793
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"Adrian Tinniswood reconstructs life in the country house during its golden age before the Great War, when Britain ruled over a quarter of the earth's population and its stately homes were at their most opulent. But change was on the horizon: the landed classes were being forced to grapple not only with new neighbors, but also with new social norms and expectations"--