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Pursuit of Pleasure: High Society in the 1900s

Keith Middlemas

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Description:"The Edwardian age was a brief interlude, a season of opulence swept away in the holocaust that followed. It was also the crucible of the new social concepts that burst upon the world after the Great War."Keith Middlemas, twentieth century historian, brings this luxurious period vividly to life. The princes of affluence who surrounded King Edward VII basking in the Indian summer of the Victorian age pursued an ephemeral star -- the sweet pleasure of a life devoted to elegance. Edward himself, the last king to give his name to an era, was a people's king and a dandy. He gave inspiration and imagination to the pursuit of pleasure."Deauville, Biarritz, the rise of respectable theatre, the long week-end, the great ships, the Anglo-American marriages, the cult of soft pornography -- the Edwardian era displayed the superb confidence of a doomed but magnificent oligarchy."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Pursuit of Pleasure: High Society in the 1900s. To get started finding Pursuit of Pleasure: High Society in the 1900s, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 178

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Book Club Associates via Gordon & Cremonesi

Release: 1977

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Description: "The Edwardian age was a brief interlude, a season of opulence swept away in the holocaust that followed. It was also the crucible of the new social concepts that burst upon the world after the Great War."Keith Middlemas, twentieth century historian, brings this luxurious period vividly to life. The princes of affluence who surrounded King Edward VII basking in the Indian summer of the Victorian age pursued an ephemeral star -- the sweet pleasure of a life devoted to elegance. Edward himself, the last king to give his name to an era, was a people's king and a dandy. He gave inspiration and imagination to the pursuit of pleasure."Deauville, Biarritz, the rise of respectable theatre, the long week-end, the great ships, the Anglo-American marriages, the cult of soft pornography -- the Edwardian era displayed the superb confidence of a doomed but magnificent oligarchy."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Pursuit of Pleasure: High Society in the 1900s. To get started finding Pursuit of Pleasure: High Society in the 1900s, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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