Friday, January 11, 2013

Downton Abbey @ the Library

If you can't get your fix on a weekly basis watching Downton Abbey on Sunday evenings, come to the library to get some books on the hit show or DVDs to catch up on previous seasons.

World of Downton Abbey - 791.45 FE

Chronicles of Downton Abbey - 791.4572 FE

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey - 942.2 CA

Secrets of the Manor House: Inside British Country Homes in the Early 1900s - DVD 941.082 SE

Treasure Houses of Britain - DVD - on order

Upstairs, Downstairs (the new version) 2011- DVD

Upstairs, Downstairs - John Hawkesworth - FIC (Based on the original television series)

and of course we have Seasons 1 and 2 of Downton Abbey on DVD- call us or place a request on our catalog

Here are some interesting links on the web to the PBS site on Downton Abbey and some good articles from the New York Times on why it has become so popular.


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/arts/television/downton-abbey-audience-swells-for-seasons-first-episode.html?_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/downton-abbey.html?pagewanted=all

http://www.vulture.com/2012/12/downton-abridged-an-episode-by-episode-recap.html (this one will give you an overview of the previous seasons)

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