The Edwardians by Vita Sackville-West

The Edwardians by Vita Sackville-West

At nineteen, Sebastian is a duke and heir to a vast country estate. A deep sense of tradition binds him to his inheritance, though he loathes the social circus he is a part of. Deception, infidelity and greed hide beneath the glittering surface of good manners. Among the guests at a lavish party are two people who will change Sebastian's life: Lady Roehampton, who will initiate him in the art of love; and Leonard Anquetil, a polar explorer who will lead Sebastian and his free-spirited sister Viola to question their destiny. A portrait of fashionable society at the height of the era, THE EDWARDIANS revealed all that was glamorous about the period - and all that was to lead to its downfall. First published in 1930, it was Vita Sackville-West's most successful book.

*'Informative and always easy to read.. Hattersley has done a fine job Andrew Lycett, SUNDAY TIMES Well written and wide ranging book ... his account of the period is consistently enjoyable Piers Brendon, DAILY TELEGRAPH Hattersley makes a riveting case ... a bold, sweeping synthesis ... full of gleaming nuggets and offbeat points redolent of hours hunched over neglected papers. It is no surprise to readers of his journalism that it is superbly written, gleefully but wryly highlighting the absurdities and pomposities of the age ... Hattersley's prose flows smooth as the port at a Sandringham shooting party. What makes this book is not just the quality of its social and political analysis, but the breadth of detail and the quality of its gossipy anecdotes Colin Donald, HERALD [A] solid book ... Hattersley writes entertainingly ... He is a clear and vigorous writer Anne Chisholm, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962), distinguished novelist, poet and critic, was brought up at Knole, and lived with her husband, Harold Nicolson, at Sissinghurst in Kent. She was the inspiration for Virginia Woolf's novel, ORLANDO.

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ISBN 13	9780860683599
ISBN 10	0860683591
Title	The Edwardians
Author	Vita Sackville-West
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2003-10-02
Number of pages	304
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