The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes

The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes

A lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the spellbinding Emmy Award-winning Masterpiece TV series Downton Abbey

April 1912. The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear that it seems as if the way it represents will last for another thousand years. It won't.

Millions of American viewers were enthralled by the world of Downton Abbey, the mesmerizing TV drama of the aristocratic Crawley family--and their servants--on the verge of dramatic change. On the eve of Season 2 of the TV presentation, this gorgeous book--illustrated with sketches and research from the production team, as well as on-set photographs from both seasons--takes us even deeper into that world, with fresh insights into the story and characters as well as the social history.

JESSICA FELLOWES is a public speaker, novelist, and journalist. She is the author of The Mitford Murders novels as well as the official Downton Abbey TV series companion books, which have been a New York Times bestseller. She has written for the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, The Sunday Times, and The Lady, as well as being a former deputy director of Country Life and a columnist for the Mail on Sunday. Jessica has spoken at events in the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as appearing on radio and television. Her family and she live in Oxfordshire.