SUBJECT GUIDES
Downton Abbey
While we wait for the third season of Downton Abbey, we don't have to forego everything we love about this great series. The following books, films and television productions all reflect the romance, intrigue and wonderful characters of Downton Abbey and offer glimpses into the changing world of Edwardian society and the impact of World War I. They're all available at the Williamson County Public Library!
The Series:
- Downton Abbey, Season 1. 2011. DVD Downton
- Downton Abbey. Season 2. 2012. DVD Downton
The Official Website:
The Aristrocrats — Fiction:
- Forster, E. M. Howard's End. (audiobook) CD F FOR
- Hawkesworth, John. Upstairs Downstairs. F HAW
- Hawkesworth, John. Upstairs Downstairs II. F HAW
- Ishiguro, Kazuo. Remains of the Day. F ISH
- Morrissey, J. P. A Weekend at Blenheim. F MOR
- Morton, Kate. The House at Riverton. F MOR
- Sackville-West, Victoria. The Edwardians. F SAC
- Shields, Jody. The Crimson Portrait. F SHI
- Waugh, Evelyn. Brideshead Revisited. F WAU
- Wharton, Edith and Mainwaring, Marion. The Buccaneers. F WHA
- Winspear, Jacqueline. The Maisie Dobbs novels, especially the first four in the series:
- ———.Maisie Dobbs. F WIN
- ———.Birds of a Feather. F WIN
- ———.Pardonable Lies. F WIN
- ———.Messenger of Truth. F WIN
- Wodehouse, P.G. The Bertie and Jeeves novels, including:
- ———.Carry On, Jeeves. R.E.A.D.S. eAudiobook
- ———.The Code of the Woosters. F WOD
- ———.The Inimitable Jeeves. R.E.A.D.S. eAudiobook
THE ARISTROCRATS — Nonfiction:
- Fellowes, Jessica. The World of Downton Abbey. 791.4572 FEL
- Sackville-West, Robert. Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles. 929.72 SAC
- Hattersley, Roy. The Edwardians. 941.0823 HAT
- Nicolson, Juliet. The Perfect Summer. 942.083 NIC
- Taylor, Ina. The Edwardian Lady: The Story of Edith Holden, Author of "The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady". 92 HOLDEN
THE ARISTROCRATS — American Heiresses in British Society:
- Wake, Jehanne. Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home & Abroad. 920 WAK
- Kehoe, Elizabeth. The Titled Americans – Three American Sisters and the British Aristocratic World into Which They Married. 920.72 KEH
- De Courcy, Anne. The Viceroy's Daughters: The Lives of the Curzon Sisters. 941.082. DEC
- Stuart, Amanda Mackenzie. Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age.973.80922 STU
- Fox, James. Five Sisters: the Langhornes of Virginia. 975.5 FOX
THE ARISTROCRATS — Films and Television Productions:
- Brideshead Revisited. 1988. DVD BRIDESHEAD
- Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete First Season. DVD JEEVES
- Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete Second Season. DVD JEEVES
- Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete Third Season. DVD JEEVES
- Jeeves and Wooster: The Complete Fourth Season. DVD JEEVES
- My Life so Far. 1999. DVD MY
- Upstairs Downstairs. 1971. DVD UPSTAIRS
- Upstairs Downstairs. 2011. DVD UPSTAIRS
THE STAFF — Fiction:
- Forster, Margaret. Lady's Maid. F FOR
- Hawkesworth, John. Upstairs Downstairs. F HAW
- Hawkesworth, John. Upstairs Downstairs II. F HAW
- Morton, Kate. The House at Riverton. F MOR
- Solomons, Natasha. The House at Tyneford. F SOL
- Winspear, Jacqueline. Maisie Dobbs. F WIN
THE STAFF — Nonfiction:
- Harrison, Rosina. Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor. 942.082 HAR
- Powell, Margaret. Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir that Inspired "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Downton Abbey." 92 POWELL
World War 1 — Fiction:
- Barker, Pat. The Eye in the Door. F BAR
- ———. The Ghost Road. F BAR
- ———. Life Class. F BAR
- ———. Regeneration. F BAR
- Breslin, Theresa. Remembrance. YA F BRE
- Cook, Gloria. Touch the Silence. F COO
- Faulks, Sebastian. Birdsong.F FAU
- Harris, Ruth Elwin. Sarah's Story (Quantock Quartet, #1). YA F HAR
- ———. Frances' Story (Quantock Quartet, #2). YA F HAR
- ———. Julia's Story (Quantock Quartet, #3). YA F HAR
- ———. Gwen's Story (Quantock Quartet, #4). YA F HAR
- Saunders, Kate. Night Shall Overtake Us. F SAU
- Todd, Charles. A Duty to the Dead. F TOD
World War 1 — Nonfiction:
- Lessing, Doris. Alfred & Emily. 823.914 LES
- Englund, Peter. The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War. 940.30922 ENG
- Hochschild, Adam. To End all Wars. 940.341 HOC
- Macintyre, Ben. The Englishman's Daughter, a True Story of Love and Betrayal in World War I. 940.4 MAC
- Atkinson, Diane. Elsie and Mairi Go to War: Two Extraordinary Women on the Western Front. 940.47541 ATK
- Palmer, Svetlana & Wallis, Sarah, eds. Intimate Voices from the First World War. 940.48 INT
- Lee, Georgina. Home Fires Burning: The Great War Diaries of Georgina Lee. 941.083 LEE
- Nicolson, Juliet. The Great Silence: Britain from the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age. 941.083 NIC
- Graves, Robert. Good-bye to All That. YA 92 GRAVES
Edwardian Style — Fashion:
- Langley, Susan. Vintage Hats and Bonnets, 1700-1970. R 391.43 LAN
- Ashelford, Jane. The Art of Dress: Clothes and Society, 1500-1914. 391.00941 ASH
- Tosa, Marco. Evening Dresses, 1890-1940. 391.2 TOS
- Shephard, Norma. 1,000 Hats. 391.43 SHE
Edwardian Style — Homes:
- Bence-Jones, Mark. The National Trust Book of Great English Homes: Ancestral Homes of England and Wales and the People Who Lived in Them. 728.81 BEN
- Cooper, Jeremy. Victorian and Edwardian Decor: From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau. 747.22 COO
- Cooper, Nicholas. The Opulent Eye: Late Victorian & Edwardian Taste in Interior Design. 747.22 COO
- Jackson-Stops, Gervase and Pipkin, James. The English Country House: a Grand Tour. 728.83 JAC
- Girouard, Mark. Life in the English Country House: a Social and Architectural History. 914.2 GIR
- Robinson, Whitney. "Restoration Drama" Town & Country, February 2012, pages 102-107
- Sackville-West, Robert. Inheritance: The Story of Knole and the Sackvilles. 929.72 SAC
Other Works by Julian Fellows, Creator of Downton Abbey — Novels:
Fellows' novels explore life among the British aristocracy, like Downton Abbey, although they have contemporary settings:
- Past Imperfect. F FEL
- Snobs. F FEL
Other Works by Julian Fellows, Creator of Downton Abbey — Film & Television Productions:
- Aristocrats. DVD ARISTOCRATS
- Gosford Park. DVD GOSFORD
- Little Lord Fauntleroy. DVD LITTLE
- The Young Victoria. DVD YOUNG
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SAR 02/27/12, updated 04/05/2012
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