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Stella Margetson’s chronicle of the golden age of high society partying was published in 1974. Starting with the court of King George V, she delves into the members of the ‘Smart Set’ around the Prince of Wales, the continuing influence of the aristocracy and its new fascination with stars of the silver screen across the Atlantic, and how the smart set gradually wrapped itself around Noel Coward. Literary figures like Osbert and Edith Sitwell get their own chapter, as does the inevitable decline of the aristocracy under the looming shadow of the Second World War. This is a first edition in excellent condition.
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