I admit that I have a slight obsession with Downton Abbey.
It sucked me in from the start. And now my curiosity as piqued as to what life
was really like in the early 1900s. Therefore, I am branching out a bit in the
books that I am reading.
The World of Downton
Abbey is a companion guide to the second season of the beloved BBC
Masterpiece show Downton Abbey. Not only does it outline the lives of the
Crawley family during the first World War, but also gives us a peek at the
lives of the real aristocracy of England. Family life, style, life in service,
romance and war are a few of the topics covered in Jessica Fellowes book.
I greatly enjoyed reading and learning more about British
culture. It helps me to understand the characters in the show better, as well
as characters in the books I read. There is a lot of history to be found in
period dramas and I do love learning about it. I was happy to learn that the
show has a historical advisor Alastair Bruce (known as The Oracle) that does
not hide in the shadows. He makes certain that everything is proper and accurate.
Any Downton enthusiast would enjoy this book, but it is also a great read for
learning more about the era.
