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The House Party

Adrian Tinniswood

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Description:A delightful journey through the glamorous story of the English country house party by the bestselling National Trust historian.Croquet. Parlour games. Cocktails. The English country house conjures up images of decadence that reach their glamorous climax at the mere mention of a party. Welcome to a glorious journey through the golden age of country house festivities - and you're invited.Our host, celebrated historian Adrian Tinniswood, traces the evolution of the British house party from the debauched royal tours of Queen Victoria's son to the flamboyant excess of the Bright Young Things. With cameos from the Jazz Age industrialist, the bibulous earl, and the off-duty politician - whether in moated manor houses or ornate Palladian villas - Tinniswood gives a vivid insight into the intricacies of weekending etiquette, and reveals the hidden lives of celebrity guests and socialites in all their drinking, feasting, dressing, gambling, and fornicating. We peek inside long corridors to spy on the era's great and good partying at mansions like Knole and Dunham Massey; join Nancy Astor holding court at Cliveden; and accompany Winston Churchill on a discreet gathering around the swimming pool at Chartwell.The result is a deliciously entertaining, star-studded, yet surprisingly moving portrait of a time when social conventions were being radically overhauled through the escapism of a generation haunted by war - and a uniquely fast-living period of English history. ***'Delicious, occasionally fantastical, revealing in ways that Downton Abbey never was. It is as if Tinniswood is at the biggest, wildest, most luxuriantly decadent party ever thrown, and he knows everyone.' Observer (on The Long Weekend)'A deliciously jaunty and wonderfully knowledgeable book. Tinniswood displays a terrific insider's grasp of gossip . A meticulous, irresistible story.' Spectator (on The Long Weekend)'Elegant, encyclopedic and entertaining . A confident and skilled historian who understands the mores of his era and wears his learning lightly. Deserves to be on every costume drama producer's bookshelf.' Times (on The Long Weekend)***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 The House Party. To get started finding The House Party, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A delightful journey through the glamorous story of the English country house party by the bestselling National Trust historian.Croquet. Parlour games. Cocktails. The English country house conjures up images of decadence that reach their glamorous climax at the mere mention of a party. Welcome to a glorious journey through the golden age of country house festivities - and you're invited.Our host, celebrated historian Adrian Tinniswood, traces the evolution of the British house party from the debauched royal tours of Queen Victoria's son to the flamboyant excess of the Bright Young Things. With cameos from the Jazz Age industrialist, the bibulous earl, and the off-duty politician - whether in moated manor houses or ornate Palladian villas - Tinniswood gives a vivid insight into the intricacies of weekending etiquette, and reveals the hidden lives of celebrity guests and socialites in all their drinking, feasting, dressing, gambling, and fornicating. We peek inside long corridors to spy on the era's great and good partying at mansions like Knole and Dunham Massey; join Nancy Astor holding court at Cliveden; and accompany Winston Churchill on a discreet gathering around the swimming pool at Chartwell.The result is a deliciously entertaining, star-studded, yet surprisingly moving portrait of a time when social conventions were being radically overhauled through the escapism of a generation haunted by war - and a uniquely fast-living period of English history. ***'Delicious, occasionally fantastical, revealing in ways that Downton Abbey never was. It is as if Tinniswood is at the biggest, wildest, most luxuriantly decadent party ever thrown, and he knows everyone.' Observer (on The Long Weekend)'A deliciously jaunty and wonderfully knowledgeable book. Tinniswood displays a terrific insider's grasp of gossip . A meticulous, irresistible story.' Spectator (on The Long Weekend)'Elegant, encyclopedic and entertaining . A confident and skilled historian who understands the mores of his era and wears his learning lightly. Deserves to be on every costume drama producer's bookshelf.' Times (on The Long Weekend)***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 The House Party. To get started finding The House Party, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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