Tag Archives: Julian Fellowes

Anthony Trollope, “The Duke’s Children”

Posted on February 16, 2014 by carolwallace

The Duke’s Children wraps up the Palliser series of Trollope’s novels and, though I doubt Trollope planned it this way, unites the emotional and political story lines. We meet some of our old friends like Madame Max Goesler, now Mrs. … Continue reading →

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Peter Dickinson, “The Last House Party” and “Death of a Unicorn”

Posted on March 28, 2013 by carolwallace

We don’t tend to think of our escape fiction as following literary fashion, do we? But it does, friends! This became very clear to me when I recently re-read two murder mysteries from the 1980s, The Last House Party and … Continue reading →

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Even More on “Downton Abbey,” This Time Adding Edith Wharton

Posted on January 19, 2012 by carolwallace

This week I spent some time chatting with Pat Ryan of the New York Times who was assigned to write a nifty story for the New York Times about some sites in New York that were reminiscent of Edith Wharton. … Continue reading →

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Annabel Goldsmith, “No Invitation Required”

Posted on February 7, 2010 by carolwallace

Annabel Goldsmith’s No Invitation Required: The Pelham Cottage Years is the perfect corrective to Julian Fellowes’ Past Imperfect. Annabel — Lady Annabel to you and to me — is one of the truly grand and fascinating figures in English society. … Continue reading →

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Julian Fellowes, “Past Imperfect”

Posted on October 18, 2009 by carolwallace

I really enjoyed Julian Fellowes’ Snobs, though it was something of a guilty pleasure. (Slavish American anglophilia: just not that attractive.) Past Imperfect puzzled me, though. It’s another visit to upper reaches of English society, but this time it shuttles … Continue reading →

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