198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
198 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1975, Peers and Plebs is about the rise and fall of two families, one aristocratic and the other plebian of origin. It forms a microcosm of a small section of social history during sixty important years, 1878-1938. It shows how British society, though veined with snobbery, has remained fluid enough to adapt itself to change and necessity without, so far, a violent revolution.... Read more
Foreword Acknowledgements and Bibliography Genealogical Tables 1. Fanfare for a Victorian Marriage 2. A Mixed Bag of Forbears 3. A More Elevated Society 4. ‘Getting On’ in Peace and War 5. England, Home and Beauty 6. At the Convent 7. Have Coronet – Will Travel 8. Our Galleries at West Halkin Street 9. Mademoiselle du Couvent 10. Public Schoolboy – Go Anywhere 11. Interlude for Music 12. The Sordid World of Commerce 13. Unmeaningful Relationships 14. The Reporter and the Typist 15. A Catholic at the Castle 16. The Street of Ink and Uncertainty
Biography
Madeleine Bingham
