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The Riviera set : glitz, glamour, and the hidden world of high society / Mary S. Lovell.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection DC608.9 .L68 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lovell, Mary S, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chateau de l'horizon--History.
- Chateau de l'horizon.
- Socialites--France--Riviera--History--20th century.
- Socialites.
- Aristocracy (Social class)--France--Riviera--History--20th century.
- Aristocracy (Social class).
- Celebrities--France--Riviera--History--20th century.
- Celebrities.
- Rich people--France--History.
- Rich people.
- Elliott, Maxine, 1868-1940--Friends and associates.
- Elliott, Maxine.
- Khan, Aly Solomone--Friends and associates.
- Khan, Aly Solomone.
- Riviera (France)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Riviera (France).
- Physical Description:
- viii, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.
- Summary:
- The story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Chateau de l'Horizon near Cannes, covering a span of forty years, from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960.
- Contents:
- In the beginning ... Jessie Dermot
- Miss Maxine Elliott
- Hartsbourne
- Maxine's war
- Courtesans and Assignations
- Winston
- A new King
- Final fling
- The lights go out over Europe
- War on the Riviera
- Return of peace
- Prince Aly Khan
- Rita Hayworth
- "A marriage has been arranged"
- Wedding of the century
- Marital troubles
- Changes
- Causes and effects
- End of an era
- Epilogue
- Postscript.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Scott fund bookplate.
- Other Edition:
- Reproduction of
- ISBN:
- 9781681775159 : HRD
- 1681775158 : HRD
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