{"product_id":"londons-greatest-grand-hotels-ward-iii-morehouse-9781629331126","title":"London's Greatest Grand Hotels - Bailey's Hotel (hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Whether you're planning the vacation of a lifetime, or living vicariously, there are no better \u003cbr\u003e guides to London's Greatest Grand Hotels than Ward Morehouse III and Katherine Boynton. \u003cbr\u003e The couple delve into the history of the hotels and their prominent guests--a virtual who's who of the cr鑪e de la cr鑪e--and also of the buildings. They describe the architecture, d馗or, statuary, murals, and public rooms. You'll learn where Winston Churchill was when he learned he'd been named prime minister, where Oscar Wilde was a regular and let's not ignore the royals: Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, The Prince of \u003cbr\u003e Wales who became Edward VII, and theater royalty including a delightful vignette about \u003cbr\u003e Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"In reporting on the Savoy Morehouse and Boynton tell readers for whom the great chef \u003cbr\u003e Escoffier created dishes: Nellie Melba, Luisa Tetrazzini and Lily Langtry. The last entry is \u003cbr\u003e the Queen Mary 2, Why? Because it's a posh floating hotel.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --Beatrice Williams-Rude, Writer\/Reviewer\/Researcher\/Editor \u003cbr\u003e Misadventures of a Would-Be Muse author, Contributor to The Constant Columnist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ward III Morehouse, Katherine Boynton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629331120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629331126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Ward III Morehouse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598575988991,"sku":"9781629331126","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e86c32e-2fcc-4f6a-b44c-0d0327330b6d.jpg?v=1702383276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/londons-greatest-grand-hotels-ward-iii-morehouse-9781629331126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}