After a long day’s shoot, the ladies (and non-shooters) traveled by cart or motorcar to meet the sportsmen at an appointed place, where servants laid the table for a hearty luncheon. Some lunches were incredibly lavish, and some were downright miserly, as recounted by the pseudonymous sportsman “Scramo”: There seems to be a great diversity …
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London’s Fashionable Amusements
The average foreigner who visits London must indeed be of opinion that we take our pleasures sadly. The loneliness which a chance traveller must almost inevitably experience in a great city is proverbial; but if a foreigner be duly armed with letters of introduction to members of fashionable Society he will speedily discover that the …
Friday Reads: The Fast Set: The World of Edwardian Racing by George Plumptre
This is one of those slim, but incredibly informative books that focus on a particular facet of Edwardian life. I don’t recall how I stumbled upon this book, but I am a fan of horse racing, and The Fast Set gives a very entertaining look at Victorian and Edwardian racing society. Though considered the sport …