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Featured Title:

"Milord and Milady"

 

by 

Nina Epton

 

 

Oldbourne Book Co., Ltd.

Hardback Edition

Out of Print

INTRODUCTION

 

Chapter 1

How They Spent Their Money

  Spendthrifts - Gamblers - Misers

 

Chapter 2

Stately Homes, Hosts and Entertainments

 

Chapter 3

Gardens, Farms and Pets

 

Chapter 4

Servants and Retinues

 

Chapter 5

Some Noble Attributes

Rank and Titles - Bets and Brawls; Duellists and Practical Jokers - The Spleen - Duty, Devotion and Pleasure

Chapter 6

Travel

The Grand Tour - The Perils of Travel - Virtue and Vertu - On Safari - How Foreigners Saw Milord and Milady - Ladies Only - Spas

 

Chapter 7

Learned Leisure

 

Chapter 8

Muscular Leisure

Swimming - The Chase - The Turf - Love of Speed - Shooting - The Field - Railways - Cricket

 

Chapter 9

Milord and Milady in Love and Matrimony

 

Chapter 10

Changing Values

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SYNOPSIS: They're eccentric and noble.  They're notorious and aristocratic. This book looks at some of the most colorful titled characters in English history, and explores the world of English Aristocracy.  Learn how they spent their money, who they married and why, and how they were educated.  Includes anecdotes from real lives in all kinds of homes.  Although out of print, this useful resource is available through used book stores.

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