Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey [sound recording] : the lost legacy of Highclere Castle / The Countess of Carnarvon.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

The Countess of Carnarvon., Author.

Contributor:

McCaddon, Wanda., Narrator.

Tantor Media, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Great Britain.

Carnarvon, Almina, Countess of, 1876-1969.

Carnarvon, Almina.

Highclere Castle.

Nobility--Great Britain--Biography.

Nobility.

World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923.

Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert.

Genre:

Audiobooks.

Physical Description:

1 sound discs (8.00 hrs.) : digital, MP3 ; 4 3/4 in.

Edition:

Retail ed.

Other Title:

Lost legacy of Highclere Castle

Place of Publication:

[Old Saybrook, Ct.] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2012.

System Details:

System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3-capable software.

Summary:

"Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration for the hit PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon and the basis of the fictional character Lady Cora Crawley. Drawing on a rich store of materials from the archives of Highclere Castle, including diaries, letters, and photographs, the current Lady Carnarvon has written a transporting story of this fabled home on the brink of war. Much like her Masterpiece Classic counterpart, Lady Almina was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Alfred de Rothschild, who married his daughter off at a young age, her dowry serving as the crucial link in the effort to preserve the Earl of Carnarvon's ancestral home. Throwing open the doors of Highclere Castle to tend to the wounded of World War I, Lady Almina distinguished herself as a brave and remarkable woman. This rich tale contrasts the splendor of Edwardian life in a great house against the backdrop of the First World War and offers an inspiring and revealing picture of the woman at the center of the history of Highclere Castle"--Provided by publisher.

Participant:

Narrator: Wanda McCaddon.

Notes:

Unabridged.

Compact disc.

This audiobook is encoded in MP3 format and will only play on CD players that are MP3 compatible.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum's copy inscribed by the narrator.

Athenaeum copy: Gift of the publisher.

ISBN:

9781452656847

1452656843

OCLC:

774870202