{"product_id":"to-marry-an-english-lord-gail-maccoll-9780761171959","title":"To Marry an English Lord: Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age (an Inspiration for Downton Abbey)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Marvelous and entertaining.\" --Julian Fellowes, creator of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Discover the true stories behind the women who inspired \u003ci\u003eDownton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbey\u003c\/i\u003e and HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Age\u003c\/i\u003e, the heiresses--including a Vanderbilt (railroads), a LaRoche (pharmaceuticals), and a Rogers (oil)--who staked their ground in England, swapping dollars for titles and marrying peers of the British realm. Filled with vivid personalities, grand houses, dashing earls, and a wealth of period details and quotes on the finer points of Victorian and Edwardian etiquette, \u003ci\u003eTo Marry an English Lord\u003c\/i\u003e is social history at its liveliest and most accessible. Sex, snobbery, humor, social triumphs (and gaffes), are all recalled in marvelous detail, complete with parties, clothes, scandals, affairs, and 100-year-old gossip that's still scorching. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail MacColl, Carol MCD Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761171959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761171959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Workman Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.04w x 0.92d","brand":"Gail MacColl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050522374399,"sku":"9780761171959","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee6b4e0c-5c84-4f22-b9c7-ed83b5ba73f5.jpg?v=1685007726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-marry-an-english-lord-gail-maccoll-9780761171959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}