The World of Downton Abbey

DowntonAbbeyhascapturedtheimaginationofthenation.WrittenbyOscar-winningwriterJulianFellowestheshowhasbecomethebenchmarkforqualitydrama,andacommentaryonallthingsBritish.DowntonAbbeyportraysaworldofeleganceanddecadence,aworldofdutyandobedienceandaworldofromanceandrivalry:thiscompanionbook,fullofrichhistoricaldetail,takesfansdeeperintothatperiodthaneverbefore.StepinsideoneofthemostbeautifulhousesinBritain,pastCarsonthebutleratthefrontdoorandintothegrandhallway.Catchaglimpseofthefamilyhavingdrinksinthedrawingroombeforedinner,dressedintheireveningfinery,whilstLordGranthamfinisheswritingaletterinhisstudy.ThenclimbthegrandsweepingstaircasetothemazeofroomsupstairsandpeakthroughLadyMary’sopendoortoseeAnna,hermaid,tidyingscentbottlesandjewelleryontheornatedressingtable.FollowAnnadowntheservants’stairsandintothekitchenstowatchMrsPatmorefranticallypreparingdinner.MrsHugheskeepsawatchfuleyefromherstudyandtheworldofDowntoncomesalivebeforeyou.Experiencetheinnerworkingsofthedownstairslifeandbedazzledbytheglamourofupstairslifewithprofilesofallthemajorcharacters,interviewswiththeactors,behindthescenesinsightsandin-depthinformationoncostumesandprops.--ThistextreferstotheAudioCDedition.