The Edwardians (VMC) - Softcover

Sackville-West, Vita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0860683591 ISBN 13: 9780860683599

Publisher: Virago, 2003

Synopsis

At nineteen, Sebastian is a duke and heir to a vast country estate. A deep sense of tradition binds him to his inheritance, though he loathes the social circus he is a part of. Deception, infidelity and greed hide beneath the glittering surface of good manners. Among the guests at a lavish party are two people who will change Sebastian's life: Lady Roehampton, who will initiate him in the art of love; and Leonard Anquetil, a polar explorer who will lead Sebastian and his free-spirited sister Viola to question their destiny.

A portrait of fashionable society at the height of the era, THE EDWARDIANS revealed all that was glamorous about the period - and all that was to lead to its downfall. First published in 1930, it was Vita Sackville-West's most successful book.

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Review:

'obliquely critical and wonderfully observant' -- Good Book Guide

Book Description:

* A bestseller in 1930, this is a brilliant portrait of fashionable society at the height of the Edwardian Era, revealing, through the lives of Sebastian and Viola, all that was best in it - and all that was to lead to its downfall

About this edition

• Publisher: Virago
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0860683591
• ISBN 13: 9780860683599
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 349