{"product_id":"the-power-and-the-glory-9781529946604","title":"The Power and the Glory : The Country House Before the Great War","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdrian Tinniswood opens the doors on the excess, intrigue and absurdities of life in the late Victorian and Edwardian country house\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the decades before the First World War, the owners of the nation’s stately homes revelled in a golden age of glory and glamour. This was a time when the ancestral seats of ancient nobility stood side by side with the fabulous palaces of Jewish bankers and Indian princes, when dukes and duchesses mixed with self-made millionaires and society hostesses who had learned to dance in the chorus line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian Tinniswood opens the doors to the country house during this glittering golden age, when – for the privileged few – life in the country house was the best life of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Adrian Tinniswood\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1800 to c 1900, c 1900 - c 1914, Residential buildings, domestic buildings, British \u0026amp; Irish history, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000, Social \u0026amp; cultural history, First World War\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 Jul 2026 by Vintage Publishing.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adrian Tinniswood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57321048179066,"sku":"9781529946604","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781529946604.jpg?v=1790670024","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-power-and-the-glory-9781529946604","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}