{"product_id":"9781529946604-the-power-and-the-glory","title":"The Power and the Glory","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Country House Before the Great War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Enthralling'\u003cb\u003e Lucy Worsley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful' \u003cb\u003eJudith Flanders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A whirling, waltzing panorama through the last carefree age of British nobility’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Tinniswood opens the doors on the excess, intrigue and absurdities of life in the late Victorian and Edwardian country house\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the decades before the First World War, the owners of the nation’s stately homes revelled in a golden age of glory and glamour. This was a time when the ancestral seats of ancient nobility stood side by side with the fabulous palaces of Jewish bankers and Indian princes, when dukes and duchesses mixed with self-made millionaires and society hostesses who had learned to dance in the chorus line.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Tinniswood opens the doors to the country house during this glittering golden age, when – for the privileged few – life in the country house was the best life of all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Illuminating' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eThe range and scope of his book is breathtaking' \u003cb\u003eCountry Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith stunning full-colour images\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125723152758,"sku":"9781529946604","price":12.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35676729.jpg?v=1755140690","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529946604-the-power-and-the-glory","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}