Fans of Julian Fellowes' hit show can step back 100 years to the world
of the pampered, privileged upper classes and take a look at exactly
what goes on behind the magisterial doors of their favorite stately
home Using the characters and setting of the popular television show
as a point of reference for the reader, this is a closer look at the
Edwardian period. They were the super rich of their times, pampered
beyond belief--the early 20th century Edwardian gentry, who lived like
superstars, their every desire or need catered to by an army of butlers,
servants, footmen, housekeepers, and grooms. Class, money, inheritance,
luxury, and snobbery dominated every aspect of the lives of the upper
crust Edwardian family. While below stairs the staff inhabited a
completely different world, their very lives dependent on servicing the
rich, pandering to their masters' every whim, and rubbing shoulders with
wealth and privilege. While privy to the most intimate and darkest
secrets of their masters, they faced ruin and shame if they ventured to
make the smallest step outside the boundaries of their class-ridden
world. From manners and morals to etiquette and style, this book opens
the doors to the reality of the era behind TV's favorite stately home.
