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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:18:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/ea13c70b4223f6c83af646e23650aeee?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/highclere-castle-floor-plan-the-real-downton-abbey/ http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/highclere-castle-floor-plan-the-real-downton-abbey/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:36:27 +0000 Vic http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=18889 ]]> http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/highclere-castle-floor-plan-the-real-downton-abbey/feed/ 4 Vic glimpse of the abbey architectural design-for-highclere-castle-study-of-elizabethan-style-by-sir-charles-barry-1842- front door welcoming sir richard Plan of Highclere Castle hall of downton abbey Interior of Highclere Castle stairway music room library study earl in his study drawing room dowager and countess drawing room http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/the-green-baize-door-dividing-line-between-servant-and-master/ http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/the-green-baize-door-dividing-line-between-servant-and-master/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:11:36 +0000 Vic http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=18806 ]]> http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/the-green-baize-door-dividing-line-between-servant-and-master/feed/ 11 Vic green-baize-doors green baize door early 19th century mahogany desk with baize lining baize felt from Titanic st_jerome_in_his_study-400 ntpl_46199 http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/death-comes-to-pemberley-and-other-matters-pertaining-to-jane-austen-sequels/ http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/death-comes-to-pemberley-and-other-matters-pertaining-to-jane-austen-sequels/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:02:05 +0000 Vic http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=18671 ]]> http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/death-comes-to-pemberley-and-other-matters-pertaining-to-jane-austen-sequels/feed/ 37 Vic death comes to pemberley mid-list-author-magazine-new-yorker-cartoon tea cups rating http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/secrets-of-the-manor-house-recap-and-review/ http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/secrets-of-the-manor-house-recap-and-review/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:44:26 +0000 Vic http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=18809 ]]> http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/secrets-of-the-manor-house-recap-and-review/feed/ 18 Vic 1_Secrets of the Manor House 4. natural officers 17. manderston house 6. vast landed estates 8 servants manderston house 9. every room interconnects library 10. gold and silver curtains 13. 56 bells each with a distinct ring 11. scullery maids 15. architect designed stable blocks 16. 16 grooms for stables 20. lavish lifestyle 22.working the land 21. guest of honor lord mayor of london 5. inherited courage 23. at least 100 meals per day 25. back stairs 12. servant's hall 26. footmen with livery 27. green baize doors 28. Jerome girls American heiresses 7. poor family 29, Titanic passengers 31. worker strikes 30. david lloyd george 33.typewriter 3. aristocratic elite 35. carnage of war 36. manor house life headed for extinction http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/world-war-1-is-featured-in-downton-abbey-by-tony-grant/ http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/world-war-1-is-featured-in-downton-abbey-by-tony-grant/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:16:59 +0000 Vic http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=18788 ]]> http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/world-war-1-is-featured-in-downton-abbey-by-tony-grant/feed/ 14 Vic Another view of the cemetery 2 Touching his name British Cemetery at Arras 2 Aveluy Wood map Aveluy Wood WW1 somme-1918-450 map William in the trenches 2 23 Wimbledon Camp where William trained William McGinn disembarked here Rouen 1918 (1) William McGinn the Rouen postcard message 1 William McGinn message from the King William McGinn in uniform 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recuperating at highclere castle enjoyed home brewed beer sacrifice library taken over sacrifice great hall used for dining females will wait at table thomas rings the front bell isobel crawley class mixing vad_poster lady edith learns to drive red cross vads lady mary sees attraction twixt Sybil and Tom Branson http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/highclere-estate-setting-of-downton-abbey-property-to-let/ http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/highclere-estate-setting-of-downton-abbey-property-to-let/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:45:10 +0000 Vic http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=18731 ]]> http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/highclere-estate-setting-of-downton-abbey-property-to-let/feed/ 19 Vic Maple_Farm_House HighclereEstate_BeaconHillToTheSouth_resize http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/from-prada-to-nadafrom-prada-to-nada-is-nada-good-a-belated-review/ 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]]> http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/downton-abbey-season-2-a-world-war-one-guide-to-rats-shell-shock-and-barbed-wire/feed/ 21 Vic Matthew Somme bad news battle of the somme 800px-Daily_Mail_Postcard_-_An_attack_-_A_wiring_party_going_forward Downton-Abbey-Season-2-Episode-2-02-Promotional-Photos-period-drama-fans-25427210-595-397 amiens rats Downton-Abbey-Season-2-Episode-2-02-Promotional-Photos-period-drama-fans-25427067-595-387 Thomas in the trenches lange bad dream shell shock http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/downton-abbey-2-the-symbolism-of-the-white-feathers/ http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/downton-abbey-2-the-symbolism-of-the-white-feathers/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:08:46 +0000 Vic http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=18580 ]]> http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/downton-abbey-2-the-symbolism-of-the-white-feathers/feed/ 21 Vic The White Feather_Loon Pond 1915 British poster Charles Cooper Penrose-Fitzgerald william receives a white feather women handing out white feathers another call williams white feather home secretary reginald mckenna http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/a-review-of-the-many-lovers-of-jane-austen-hosted-by-amanda-vickery/ http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/a-review-of-the-many-lovers-of-jane-austen-hosted-by-amanda-vickery/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:01:21 +0000 Vic http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/?p=18581 ]]> http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/a-review-of-the-many-lovers-of-jane-austen-hosted-by-amanda-vickery/feed/ 40 Vic on the set of many lovers vickery vickery in fort worth image shanitsinha austen_vickery watsons ms The-Bodleian-Library-Guardian_UK spencer_reads_austen_at_althrop_bbc yellow back Northanger Abbey JamesEdwardAustenLeigh_nephew image_large many lovers of jane austen 2008-09-20-Jane-Austen-Festival_1520-300x169 austen_in_the_trenches_bbc f-r-leavis 1940 studio shot Colin_Firth_Wet_Shirt davies_the 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