"The one thing which more than any other, for an American, distinguishes
English life and civilization from his own is - aristocracy. [...] After
twelve years spent in England, the spectacle was to me as remarkable as
ever." The journalist and member of the diplomatic service Adam Badeau
presents various aspects of English aristocracy, from primogeniture to
rank and title, from sports to the London season, from the House of
Lords to the House of Commons. Reprint of the 1886 edition.


"The one thing which more than any other, for an American, distinguishes
English life and civilization from his own is - aristocracy. \[...\]
After twelve years spent in England, the spectacle was to me as
remarkable as ever." The journalist and member of the diplomatic service
Adam Badeau presents various aspects of English aristocracy, from
primogeniture to rank and title, from sports to the London season, from
the House of Lords to the House of Commons. Reprint of the 1886 edition.


Aristocracy in EnglandPaperback, 5 February 2013

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