When the cataclysm of the First World War impacted on British society, it particularly affected the landed classes, with their long military tradition. Country houses, as in a variety of popular TV dramas, were turned into military hospitals and convalescent homes, while many of the menfolk were killed or badly injured in the hostilities. When the war ended efforts were made to return to the pre-war world. Pleasure seeking in night-clubs, sporting events and country-house weekends became the order of the day. Many of the ...
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When the cataclysm of the First World War impacted on British society, it particularly affected the landed classes, with their long military tradition. Country houses, as in a variety of popular TV dramas, were turned into military hospitals and convalescent homes, while many of the menfolk were killed or badly injured in the hostilities. When the war ended efforts were made to return to the pre-war world. Pleasure seeking in night-clubs, sporting events and country-house weekends became the order of the day. Many of the old former rituals such as presentation at Court for debutantes and royal garden parties were revived. Yet, overshadowing all were the economic pressures of the decade as increased taxation, death duties and declining farm rentals reduced landed incomes. Some owners sold their mansions or some land to newly enriched businessmen who had prospered as a result of the war. Others turned to city directorships to make ends meet or, in the case of the women, ran dress shops and other small businesses. The 1920s proved a decade of flux for High Society, with the light-hearted dances, treasure hunts and sexual permissiveness of the 'Bright Young People' contrasting with the financial anxieties and problems faced by their parents' generation. Pamela Horn draws on the letters and diaries of iconic figures of the period, such as Nancy Mitford and Barbara Cartland, to give an insight into this new post-war era.
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New. Forget glossy period dramas, here is the real story of Britain's super-rich from the First World War to the end of the 'roaring' twenties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. 2015. Reprint. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Amberley Publishing, 2015. Paperback in Very Good Condition. Bright, clean wraps with slight wear to corners; glued binding is tight, solid and square. Internals are in Fine Condition--very clean, completely unmarked, not toned, no creases. When the First World War ended, the landed classes in England tried to return to the pre-war world by pleasure-seeking in nightclubs, sporting events, and country house week-ends. Yet, overshadowing all this were the economic pressures of the decade--increased taxation, death duties, declining farm rentals which reduced landed income. The 1920s as described in this book show a decade of flux for High Society, with light-hearted antics of the 'Bright Young People' contrasting with the financial anxieties and problems faced by their parent's generation. 319 pp. with Notes and Index. size: 8vo. 2015, Amberley Publishing. ISBN10: 1445644770, ISBN13: 9781445644776.
