num_pages: 352
description: At nineteen, Sebastian is a duke and heir to a vast country estate. A deep sense of tradition binds him to his inheritance, though he loathes the social circus he is a part of. Deception, infidelity and greed hide beneath the glittering surface of good manners. Among the guests at a lavish party are two people who will change Sebastian's life: Lady Roehampton, who will initiate him in the art of love; and Leonard Anquetil, a polar explorer who will lead Sebastian and his free-spirited sister Viola to question their destiny.A portrait of fashionable society at the height of the era, THE EDWARDIANS revealed all that was glamorous about the period - and all that was to lead to its downfall. First published in 1930, it was Vita Sackville-West's most successful book.
language: English
title: The Edwardians
titlecomplete: The Edwardians
characters: Sebastian / Duke of Chevron
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Edwardian, English Literature, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, British Literature, Classics, 20th Century
ratings_count: 1651
publisher: The Hogarth Press