Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Downton Obsessed?

Yeah...  Me too.

This past weekend, CBS Sunday Morning featured a tour of Highclere Castle, used for the filming of Downton Abbey, hosted by the Countess of Carnarvon, the lucky lady of the house!



If you're not yet one of the masses, you can request Downton Abbey Season 1 and Season 2 through the library.  Season 3 is currently airing on PBS, Sunday evenings at 9:00.  Also during the segment, the Countess talked about her book Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey.  Some other reading material you may want to check out in the meantime: Below Stairs by Margaret Powell, a memoir by a kitchen maid in the Downton era; Habits of the House by Fay Weldon, the first book in a projected trilogy centered on the Earl of Dilberne, beginning at the close of the 1899 season; and Ashenden by Elizabeth Wilhide, the story of a brother and sister who, in 2012, find themselves the heirs to English estate and while wrestling with how to determine the estate's future, become engrossed in its history.

Happy Obsessing!


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