Description: 1939 : The Last Season, Paperback by De Courcy, Anne, ISBN 1474625134, ISBN-13 9781474625135, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the Season of 1939 - the last before the Second World War. The Season of 1939 brought all those 'in Society' to London. The young debutante daughters of the upper classes were presented to the King and Queen to mark their acceptance into the new adult world of their parents. They sparkled their way through a succession of balls and parties and sporting events. The Season brought together influential people not only from Society but also from Government at the various events of the social calendar. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain chaperoned his debutante niece to weekend house parties; Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, lunched with the Headmaster of Eton; Cabinet Ministers encountered foreign Ambassadors at balls in the houses of the great hostesses. As the hot summer drew on, the newspapers filled with ever more ominous reports of the relentless progress towards war. There was nothing to do but wait - and dance. The last season of peace was nearly over.
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Book Title: 1939: the Last Season
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, The Limited
Topic: Modern / 20th Century, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Social History
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.9 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Author: Anne De Courcy
Item Length: 7.7 in
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
