Author: Richard Dalby
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
ISBN: 9780786702794
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
Gathers forty of the best English and American ghost stories from the genre's golden age of 1839 to 1910, including works by Charles Dickens, Bram Stoker, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Ambrose Bierce. Original.
The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories
Life Below Stairs
Author: Alison Maloney
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250023122
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
UPSTAIRS, an Edwardian home would have been a picture of elegance and calm, adorned with social gatherings and extravagantly envisioned dinner parties. DOWNSTAIRS, it was a hive of domestic activity, supported by a body of staff painstakingly devoted to ensuring the smooth running of the household. Brimming with family secrets, society scandal, and of course elaborate parties, dresses, and social customs, the world of an aristocratic Edwardian household as depicted on the hit show Downton Abbey has captivated millions. But what was life really like for the people who kept such a household running: the servants? In Life Below Stairs, international bestselling author Alison Maloney takes readers behind the scenes to reveal a lively and colorful picture of what went on "downstairs," describing servants' daily life in this now-vanished world. Detailing everything from household structure, pay and conditions, special duties, and rules and regulations, to perks, entertainment, and even romance, Maloney examines the drudgery and hardships below stairs, as well as the rewards and pleasures. Thoroughly researched and reliably informed, this charmingly illustrated volume also contains first-hand stories from the staff of the time, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the lifestyle and conduct of a bygone era.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250023122
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
UPSTAIRS, an Edwardian home would have been a picture of elegance and calm, adorned with social gatherings and extravagantly envisioned dinner parties. DOWNSTAIRS, it was a hive of domestic activity, supported by a body of staff painstakingly devoted to ensuring the smooth running of the household. Brimming with family secrets, society scandal, and of course elaborate parties, dresses, and social customs, the world of an aristocratic Edwardian household as depicted on the hit show Downton Abbey has captivated millions. But what was life really like for the people who kept such a household running: the servants? In Life Below Stairs, international bestselling author Alison Maloney takes readers behind the scenes to reveal a lively and colorful picture of what went on "downstairs," describing servants' daily life in this now-vanished world. Detailing everything from household structure, pay and conditions, special duties, and rules and regulations, to perks, entertainment, and even romance, Maloney examines the drudgery and hardships below stairs, as well as the rewards and pleasures. Thoroughly researched and reliably informed, this charmingly illustrated volume also contains first-hand stories from the staff of the time, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the lifestyle and conduct of a bygone era.
Classic Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories
Author: Rex Collings
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781840220667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This is a book to be read by a blazing fire on a winter's night, with the curtains drawn close and the doors securely locked. The unquiet souls of the dead, both as fictional creations and as 'real' apparitions, roam the pages of this haunting selection of ghost stories by Rex Collings. Some of these stories are classics while others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era of tales of the supernatural. There are stories from distant lands - 'Fisher's Ghost' by John Lang is set in Australia and 'A Ghostly Manifestation' by 'A Clergyman' is set in Calcutta. In this selection, Sir Walter Scott (a Victorian in spirit if not in fact), keeps company with Edgar Allen Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and other illustrious masters of the genre.
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781840220667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This is a book to be read by a blazing fire on a winter's night, with the curtains drawn close and the doors securely locked. The unquiet souls of the dead, both as fictional creations and as 'real' apparitions, roam the pages of this haunting selection of ghost stories by Rex Collings. Some of these stories are classics while others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era of tales of the supernatural. There are stories from distant lands - 'Fisher's Ghost' by John Lang is set in Australia and 'A Ghostly Manifestation' by 'A Clergyman' is set in Calcutta. In this selection, Sir Walter Scott (a Victorian in spirit if not in fact), keeps company with Edgar Allen Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and other illustrious masters of the genre.
The Edwardians
Author: Mr Paul R Thompson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134926774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
'Must be regarded as an important step in rescuing Edwardian history from what he rightly calls "an academic limbo" ... combines the qualities of readability, breadth of focus, willingness to explain.' - TES
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134926774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
'Must be regarded as an important step in rescuing Edwardian history from what he rightly calls "an academic limbo" ... combines the qualities of readability, breadth of focus, willingness to explain.' - TES
The Edwardian Story
Author: Shaw Desmond
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Childhood in Edwardian Fiction
Author: A. Gavin
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230595138
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The first book-length look at childhood in Edwardian fiction, this book challenges assumptions that the Edwardian period was simply a continuation of the Victorian or the start of the Modern. Exploring both classics and popular fiction, the authors provide a a compelling picture of the Edwardian fictional cult of childhood.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230595138
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The first book-length look at childhood in Edwardian fiction, this book challenges assumptions that the Edwardian period was simply a continuation of the Victorian or the start of the Modern. Exploring both classics and popular fiction, the authors provide a a compelling picture of the Edwardian fictional cult of childhood.
An Edwardian Summer
Author: John S. Goodall
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Illustrations without text depict everyday life in an English village during the Edwardian era.
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Illustrations without text depict everyday life in an English village during the Edwardian era.
The Last Great Edwardian Lady
Author: Ingrid Seward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Biography, Royal Family, Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mother.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Biography, Royal Family, Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mother.
The Edwardian Crisis
Author: David Powell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
The author provides a stimulating interpretation of the Edwardian period, offering valuable insights into the difficulties of governing a society in a time of rapid modernisation and suggesting a new perspective on the question of whether Britain was on the verge of revolution in the summer of 1914.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
The author provides a stimulating interpretation of the Edwardian period, offering valuable insights into the difficulties of governing a society in a time of rapid modernisation and suggesting a new perspective on the question of whether Britain was on the verge of revolution in the summer of 1914.
The Edwardian Lady
Author: Edith Holden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description