A year in the life of Downton Abbey : [seasonal celebrations, traditions, and recipes] / by Jessica Fellowes ; foreword by Julian Fellowes ; photography Nick Briggs.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : St Martin'S Press, c2014.Edition: First U.S. EditionDescription: 319 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781250065384
- 1250065380
- Downton Abbey (Television program)
- Upper class -- England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Household employees -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Country homes -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Cooking, English
- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- 791.4372
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Non-Fiction | New Books | 791.4572 FEL | Available | 36748002622407 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A perfect gift for fans of the Emmy Award-winning television series and feature film, A Year in the Life of Downtown Abbey: Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes will inspire you to recreate all the grandeur of the Grantham estate in your own home.
It's 1924 and there have been many changes at Downton Abbey since the family and their servants first welcomed us there twelve years ago. A generation of men has been tragically lost at the front; children are once again breathing new life into the great house; a chauffeur now sits at the Grantham dinner table; and skirt hems continue to rise.
Still, in the midst of all this upheaval, many things at Downton remain largely unchanged. Nanny still holds sway in the nursery, and there are still summer fetes to be organized, menus to be planned, and farms to be run.
This gorgeous book explores the seasonal events and celebrations of the great estate--including house parties, debutantes, the London Season, yearly trips to Scotland, the sporting season, and, of course, the cherished rituals of Christmas. Jessica Fellowes and the creative team behind Downton Abbey invite us to peer through the prism of the house as we learn more about the lives of our favorite characters, the actors who play them, and those who bring this exquisite world to real life.
A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey is packed full of exclusive new photographs, with a delicious array of traditional British recipes adapted for modern kitchens: kedgeree, orange marmalade, asparagus tarts, cream of watercress soup, Irish stew, lemon barley water, meringues with red berries, parmesan straws, Christmas pudding with brandy butter and more. From the moment when the servants light the fires against the chill of January, through the last family game of charades and the servants' Christmas ball, this magnificent book invites us to take part in twelve months in the life of Downton Abbey.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
January : the year ahead -- Spotlight on Gareth Neame, executive producer -- February : the children -- Spotlight on food -- March : farming -- Spotlight on locations -- April : travel -- Spotlight on Julian Fellowes, writer and executive producer -- May : debutantes -- Spotlight on hair & make-up -- June : the London season -- Spotlight on costume -- July : summer -- Spotlight on props -- August : Scotland -- Spotlight on Alastair Bruce, historical adviser -- September : the house party -- Spotlight on Ealing Studios -- October : living on the estate -- Spotlight on music -- November : the sporting season -- Spotlight on Liz Trubridge, executive producer -- December : Christmas.
An official companion to the hit series shares insights into daily and seasonal life for upstairs and downstairs residents at the early twentieth-century estate, incorporating exclusive photos from the show's fifth season.