The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939

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From an acclaimed social and architectural historian, the tumultuous, scandalous, glitzy, and glamourous history of English country houses and high society during the interwar period

Genres: HistoryNonfictionHistoricalBritish Literature20th CenturyAudiobookRoyaltyWorld War IEuropean HistoryWar

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