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The secret life of the Savoy : and the D'Oyly Carte family

Williams, Olivia (Journalist)2020
Books, Manuscripts
In 1889, Victorian impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte opened The Savoy, Britain's first luxury hotel. Allowing the rich to live like royalty, it attracted glamour, scandal and a cast of eccentric characters, with the D'Oyly Carte family elevated to a unique vantage point on high society. This book tells their story through three generations: Richard (a showman who made his fortune from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas), Rupert (who expanded the D'Oyly Carte empire through two world wars and the roaring twenties), and Bridget (the reluctant heiress and last of the family line).
Imprint:
London : Headline, 2020.
Collation:
xii, 323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472269799 (hbk)
Dewey class:
647.940942132647.94
LC class:
TX910.G7
Local class:
647.94094
Language:
English
BRN:
2700961
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