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Author Russell, Anthony, 1952-

Title Outrageous fortune : growing up at Leeds Castle / Anthony Russell.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  942.2 RUSSELL    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  B RUSSELL    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Biographies  B RUSSELL ANTHONY R    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description viii, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents A view from the pram -- The castle way -- Son of sponge -- The launching of the ducks -- Hill House days -- On vacation -- Christmas and Crockett -- Conversation piece -- Paradise Island -- Boarding school -- Record roundabout -- A castle way letter -- The maiden's tower -- Terror at the gallop -- French connection -- Beatlemaniac -- Stowe versus home front -- Do what? -- Heaven and hell -- The unwary beneficiary -- The man at the gate.
Summary A composer and descendant of aristocrats traces his 1950s childhood at opulent Leeds Castle, describing the strict rules of conduct that governed everyday life and the changes invoked by the cultural revolutions of the 1960s.
Subject Russell, Anthony, 1952- -- Childhood and youth.
Leeds Castle (England)
Kent (England) -- Social life and customs.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Baillie, Olive, 1899-1974.
ISBN 9781250006011 hardcover
1250006015 hardcover
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