Aspects of Aristocracy
Author | : David Cannadine |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300059817 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300059816 |
Rating | : 4/5 (816 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Aspects of Aristocracy by : David Cannadine
Download or read book Aspects of Aristocracy written by David Cannadine and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He reconstructs the extraordinary financial history of the dukes of Devonshire, narrates the story of the Cozens-Hardys, a Norfolk family who played a remarkably varied part in the life of their county, and offers a controversial reappraisal of the forebears, lives, work, and personalities of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West - a portrait, notes Cannadine, of more than a marriage.