The Edwardians
Vita Sackville-West
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.
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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