Julian Fellowes Knihy

Jste tu včas, nebo jdete pozdě? Očekávají vás sluhové, nebo jste tu, abyste se k nim připojili? Kniha o Panství Downton dokonale vykresluje svět elegance i dekadence, svět povinnosti, poslušnosti, svět romantiky a rivality. Tato kniha plná pestrých historických detailů zavede příznivce seriálu do samého víru událostí. Vstupte do tajemného domu uprostřed velkého a nádherného parku. Působí dojmem tak nezpochybnitelné jistoty, až se zdá, že způsob života, který obraz nastiňuje, bude trvat dalších tisíc let… ale nebude.

Román je skvělým, barvitým popisem anglické společnosti, a to jak horních, tak dolních vrstev. Má vše, co mělo Panství Downtown: dokonalou atmosféru, drama a nezapomenutelné postavy. Je předvečer bitvy u Waterloo, 15. června 1815. Vévodkyně z Richmondu pořádá v Bruselu velkolepý ples. Mezi urozenými hosty se nachází i James a Anne Trenchardovi, kteří získali obrovský majetek obchodováním. Mají krásnou dceru Sophii, která okouzlí Edmunda Bellasise. Jenže druhý den dojde k velké bitvě, a mnoho přítomných mladých mužů ocitne na bojišti. A i pro Sophii se vše změní. Londýn, o dvacet pět let později, tj. 40. léta 19. století. Obě rodiny se usadily v nových sídlech v módní čtvrti Belgravia, nikdo ze zúčastněných na onen ples nedokázal zapomenout. A právě tady žijí lidé, kteří by byli rádi, kdyby jejich temná tajemství minulosti zůstala nadále skryta.

Full shooting scripts with additional material and commentary from Julian Fellowes, the series creator

The most successful British television drama of our time, the multi-award-winning Downton Abbey has become a national phenomenon in the U.S. as well. Created by Julian Fellowes—who received an Academy Award for his screenplay for the acclaimed Robert Altman motion picture, Gosford Park—Downton Abbey features stellar performances, ravishing sets and costumes, and, most importantly, absolutely riveting plots. Now the scripts for the entire first season have been collected in one volume, along with never before seen material, incisive commentary, and color photos that will completely immerse fans in the world of Downton Abbey.

Immerse yourself in Julian Fellowes' multi-award-winning drama. The full scripts of Series Two include previously unseen dialogue and drama.

Britain's leading authority on the peerage and Royal Family commemorates and celebrates the year of the Royal Wedding, including a brief historical outline of royal weddings and biography and family trees of William and Kate Offering an exclusive perspective on the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, this beautiful book celebrates and commemorates their relationship from their first dates right up to the marriage ceremony and honeymoon, and is sumptuously illustrated with gorgeous photographs and filled with quirky facts about the royal couple. There is a section devoted entirely to the wedding ceremony, with details of the dress, bridesmaids, flowers, music, and Westminster Abbey, including the role the iconic building has played in royal weddings through the ages. Britain's leading authority on the peerage and Royal Family since 1769, Debrett's offers unique perspectives on genealogy, protocol, etiquette, and correct form, and provides guidance and expert commentary on all aspects of the ceremony.

NOW A MAJOR ITV SUNDAY NIGHT DRAMAThe brand new story from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, set in 1840s London

SNOBS Edith Lavery, the attractive only child of a middle-class accountant, leaves behind her dull job when she manages to bag one of the most eligible bachelors in town. But is life amongst the aristocracy really all that it seems ...? PAST IMPERFECT Damian Baxter is very, very rich. But he has one concern: who should inherit his fortune. A letter from an ex-girlfriend suggests Damian may have fathered a child, but the letter is anonymous. Finding the truth will not be easy - and the only man who can help is Damian's sworn enemy ..

Edith Lavery, an English blonde with large eyes and nice manners, is the daughter of a moderately successful accountant and his social-climbing wife. While visiting his parents' stately home as a paying guest, Edith meets Charles, Earl Broughton, and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, who runs the family estates in East Sussex and Norfolk. To the gossip columns he is one of the most eligible young aristocrats around. When he proposes. Edith accepts. But is she really in love with Charles? Or with his title, his position, and all that goes with it? One inescapable part of life at Broughton Hall is Charles's mother, the shrewd Lady Uckfield, known to her friends as "Googie" and described by the narrator---an actor who moves comfortably among the upper classes while chronicling their foibles---"as the most socially expert individual I have ever known at all well. She combined a watchmaker's eye for detail with a madam's knowledge of the world." Lady Uckfield is convinced that Edith is more interested in becoming a countess than in being a good wife to her son. And when a television company, complete with a gorgeous leading man, descends on Broughton Hall to film a period drama, "Googie's" worst fears seem fully justified.

Damian Baxter is hugely wealthy and dying. He lives alone in a big house in Surrey, England, looked after by a chauffeur, butler, cook and housemaid. He has but one concern—his fortune in excess of 500 million pounds, and who should inherit it on his death. Past Imperfect is the story of a quest. Damian Baxter wishes to know if he has a living heir. By the time he married in his late thirties he was sterile (the result of adult mumps), but what about before that unfortunate illness? Had he sired a child? He sets himself (and others) to the task of finding his heir.