The official, full-color, illustrated, behind-the-scenes companion to
the lavish hit ITV and PBS television series Mr. Selfridge that
vividly brings into focus the remarkable man and his time.
Set at the crossroads between the old and the new--when the Victorian
and Edwardian eras gave way to the modern age--Mr. Selfridge
illuminates the passions, drama, tensions, and promise of the early
twentieth century, embodied in one charming, dynamic, self-made man:
department store tycoon Harry Gordon Selfridge.
Mr. Selfridge follows a colorful cast of characters whose lives and
fortunes are entangled with the founder of the magnificent department
store that bears his name: Selfridge's. American retail visionary Harry
Selfridge moves to London in 1906 with his family to establish the most
ambitious department store the world had ever seen. While his dreams
inspire many, they also challenge the staid conventions of British
society.
A saga bursting with love affairs, class divisions, cultural clashes,
ambition, betrayals, and secrets, Mr. Selfridge is set in an era when
women reveled in a new sense of freedom and modernity. A charming,
dynamic, brilliant, and forceful man who enjoys and respects women,
Harry opens the doors of his opulent department story on London's famed
Oxford Street to indulge, empower and celebrate them, changing the way
the British--and the world--shopped forever.
Including a foreword by series producer Andrew Davies, this official
illustrated companion to the series--the biggest ITV-produced drama of
all time--takes fans on a journey through the world of the series,
Selfridge's, and the larger-than-life entrepreneur, husband, lover, and
family man behind it. Rich with historical detail, The World of Mr.
Selfridge examines the real man and the fictional character based on
him, his relationship with his family, his genius for retail, and his
flagship store, including its departments and changing fashions in the
early twentieth century.
Complete with hundreds of gorgeous photographs, The World of Mr.
Selfridge takes a closer look at the cast and their characters over the
first two seasons, and looks ahead to series three, which begins in
1919--when Harry's life really begins to unravel.
