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OverviewEdwardian England is a country at the peak of its power; a kingdom of peace, prosperity and progress. As Jessie and Violet enjoy their coming-out in the glittering Season of 1908, their thoughts are of pleasure, dancing and falling in love. For the Morlands things seem set fair: new business ventures expand their influence and wealth; there are weddings, babies in the nursery, careers for the boys now reaching manhood. It is an exciting age, with new technologies - motor cars, telephones, radio, aeroplanes - extending man's control over the natural world. But under the appearance of permanence, a different reality is stirring. Socialism, the suffrage movement, the constitutional crisis, all call forth ever more dissent and anger. Increasingly violent protests and strikes disturb the peace; war with Germany looms ever closer. With the King's death, it begins to seem that the safe Edwardian world was only a dream, from which the wakening will be hard indeed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cynthia Harrod-EaglesPublisher: Little, Brown Book Group Imprint: Sphere Volume: 26 Dimensions: Width: 10.80cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9780751533439ISBN 10: 0751533432 Pages: 640 Publication Date: 04 November 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe 26th installment in the rich tapestry of the Morland Dynasty. Author InformationAuthor Website: www.cynthiaharrodeagles.comCynthia Harrod-Eagles is the author of the contemporary Bill Slider Mystery series as well as the Morland Dynasty novels. Her passions are music, wine, horses, architecture and the English countryside. Tab Content 6Author Website: www.cynthiaharrodeagles.comCountries AvailableAll regions |