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Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey

Fiona Carnarvon

2013·353 pages·Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction

Using copious materials--including diaries and scrapbooks--from the castle's archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon tells the story of Catherine Wendell, the beautiful and spirited American woman who married Lady Almina's son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, while paying particular attention to the staff who offer the Castle continuity between generations.

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Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey

Fiona Carnarvon

Year

2013

Pages

353

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction History & Politics

Description

Using copious materials--including diaries and scrapbooks--from the castle's archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon tells the story of Catherine Wendell, the beautiful and spirited American woman who married Lady Almina's son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, while paying particular attention to the staff who offer the Castle continuity between generations.

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