LADY ALMINA AND THE REAL DOWNTON ABBEY: THE LOST LEGACY OF HIGHCLERE CASTLE

Book ID/图书代码： 06400011B48402

English Summary/英文概要： Lady Fiona Carnarvon became the chatelaine of Highclere Castle - the setting of the hit series Downton Abbey - eight years ago. In that time she’s become fascinated by the rich history of Highclere, and by the extraordinary people who lived there over the centuries.

One person particularly captured Fiona’s imagination - Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon.

Almina was the illegitimate daughter of banking tycoon Alfred de Rothschild. She was his only daughter and he doted on her. She married the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, at 19, with an enormous dowry.

At first, life at Highclere was a dizzying mix of sumptuous banquets for 500 and even the occasional royal visitor. Almina oversaw 80 members of staff - many of whom came from families who had worked at Highclere for generations.

But when the First World War broke out, life at Highclere changed forever.

History intervened and Almina and the staff of Highclere were thrown into one of the most turbulent times of the last century. Almina was forced to draw on her deepest reserves of courage in order to ensure her family, the staff and the castle survived.

This is the remarkable story of a lost time. But Highclere remains and in this book, Fiona weaves Almina’s journey and those of her family into the heritage and history of one of England’s most exquisite Victorian castles.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 菲奥娜.卡那封夫人在8年前成了海克利尔城堡的女主人—该事件成为英国热播剧集《唐顿庄园》创作背景。那是菲奥娜就对海克利尔悠久的历史，几个世纪以来在那里居住过的杰出人物而深深陶醉。其中一个叫做爱丽娜的女子—也就是卡那封郡第五任伯爵夫人，引起了菲奥娜的特别关注。

爱丽娜是银行大亨艾尔弗雷德.罗裁切尔德的私生女。由于爱丽娜是他唯一的女儿，所以对她倍加宠爱。爱丽娜负责监管80名家丁，而且大多数家丁世代为海克利尔城堡服务。但是一战爆发后，海克利尔的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。

历史介入了海克利尔，爱丽娜与家丁沦陷入上世纪最动荡的时期。为了保全家人，家丁以及城堡，爱丽娜奋不顾生，全力以赴。

这本回忆录讲述了一段逝去的往事，但是海克利尔保存了下来。在本书中，菲奥娜精心编织着爱丽娜的心路历程，她的家庭生活，并介绍英国历史上最精美绝伦的城堡之一——海克利尔城堡。(兼职翻译-XMM)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 菲奥娜.卡那封夫人1999年嫁给了现任的卡那封伯爵，8年前两人接管了海克利尔城堡。

Lady Fiona Carnarvon married the current Earl of Carnarvon in 1999, and they took over Highclere eight years ago.

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