Jessica Fellowes

This wonderful collection of quotes and photographs from the Emmy Award-winning television phenomenon--now a feature film--is a perfect gift for Downton Abbey fans. "Come war and peace Downton still stands and the Crawleys are still in it." Downton Abbey is loved the world over for its fabulous costumes, beautiful scenery, wonderful characters and intricate plot lines, but what keeps millions of us coming back time after time is the stellar quality of the writing. With each stroke of his pen Julian Fellowes seems to gift us with a cuttingly dry quip from the Dowager Countess, a perfectly timed word of wisdom from Mrs Patmore or a touchingly nostalgic pronouncement from Carson. Here in The Wit and Wisdom of Downton Abbey, Jessica Fellowes has gathered together her favorite quotes from the complete Downton Abbey oeuvre to take each of us back to the most memorable moments from the show and ensure we are armed with the very best ripostes should we ever need to chastise an impertinent lady's maid.

The best one-liners and caustic quips from all six series of Downton Abbey.

A perfect gift for fans of the Emmy Award-winning television series and feature film, A Year in the Life of Downtown Abbey: Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes will inspire you to recreate all the grandeur of the Grantham estate in your own home. It's 1924 and there have been many changes at Downton Abbey since the family and their servants first welcomed us there twelve years ago. A generation of men has been tragically lost at the front; children are once again breathing new life into the great house; a chauffeur now sits at the Grantham dinner table; and skirt hems continue to rise. Still, in the midst of all this upheaval, many things at Downton remain largely unchanged. Nanny still holds sway in the nursery, and there are still summer fetes to be organized, menus to be planned, and farms to be run. This gorgeous book explores the seasonal events and celebrations of the great estate--including house parties, debutantes, the London Season, yearly trips to Scotland, the sporting season, and, of course, the cherished rituals of Christmas. Jessica Fellowes and the creative team behind Downton Abbey invite us to peer through the prism of the house as we learn more about the lives of our favorite characters, the actors who play them, and those who bring this exquisite world to real life. A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey is packed full of exclusive new photographs, with a delicious array of traditional British recipes adapted for modern kitchens: kedgeree, orange marmalade, asparagus tarts, cream of watercress soup, Irish stew, lemon barley water, meringues with red berries, parmesan straws, Christmas pudding with brandy butter and more. From the moment when the servants light the fires against the chill of January, through the last family game of charades and the servants' Christmas ball, this magnificent book invites us to take part in twelve months in the life of Downton Abbey.

Velkommen til Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey er vel først og fremst en skattkiste for den som i ro og mak vil glede seg over tidskoloritten og de vakre interiørene, garderobene og menneskene samt alt det andre serien byr på. Men boken er på ingen måte bare serien i bokform. Både bildene og teksten gir leseren interessante innblikk i arbeidet med serien og forholdene ved begynnelsen av forrige århundre; familiens liv, tilværelsen "nedenunder", samfunnet, stil og mote, hus og eiendom, krigen ...

Downton Abbey kohtaa Agatha Christien. Boheemien seurapiirinuorten leikki saa traagisen käänteen vanhan hyvän ajan murhamysteerissä. Rohkeiden, boheemien seurapiirinuorten ryhmä aiheuttaa kohua 1920-luvulla. Ryhmä järjestää Pamela Mitfordin 18-vuotissyntymäpäiväjuhliin suositun aarteen etsinnän, mutta leikki päättyy traagisesti. Karismaattinen ja katala Adrian Curtis syöksyy kuolemaansa, ja poliisi pidättää pian Mitfordin sisarusten kotiapulaisen Dulcien. Louisa Cannon ei kuitenkaan usko Dulcien syyllisyyteen. Hän alkaa jälleen selvittää mysteeriä, mikä ei ole todellisen murhaajan mieleen.

Downton Abbey kohtaa Agatha Christien. Boheemien seurapiirinuorten leikki saa traagisen käänteen vanhan hyvän ajan murhamysteerissä. Rohkeiden, boheemien seurapiirinuorten ryhmä aiheuttaa kohua 1920-luvulla. Ryhmä järjestää Pamela Mitfordin 18-vuotissyntymäpäiväjuhliin suositun aarteen etsinnän, mutta leikki päättyy traagisesti. Karismaattinen ja katala Adrian Curtis syöksyy kuolemaansa, ja poliisi pidättää pian Mitfordin sisarusten kotiapulaisen Dulcien. Louisa Cannon ei kuitenkaan usko Dulcien syyllisyyteen. Hän alkaa jälleen selvittää mysteeriä, mikä ei ole todellisen murhaajan mieleen.