August 12, 2009<September 24, 2016 Ettie: The Intimate Life and Dauntless Spirit of Lady Desborough by Evangeline Holland Biographies on Edwardian aristocrats largely confine themselves to Jennie Jerome, Lillie Langtry, and Consuelo Vanderbilt, so it’s a treat to discover one written about…
March 28, 2009<December 24, 2010 Elinor Glyn and “Three Weeks” by Evangeline Holland In 1812 with the publication of Childe Harold, Lord Byron “awoke and found myself famous”. The same could be said of prolific Edwardian author…
October 29, 2008<April 9, 2009 Philipp Blom, Author of The Vertigo Years by Evangeline Holland The 1970s saw a boom in nostalgia for the Edwardian era. The period influenced fashions and society, books about the period abounded, and a…