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DECLINE AND FALL Vie BRITISH ARISTOCRACY. “A brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change.” —The New York Times a A. > S ls a a PA iS \ * rs . “ DAVID CANNADINE Acclaim for David Cannadine’s THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY “This highly entertaining social history, full of fascinating anecdotal material . . . is the last word on the subject.” — The Washington Post Book World “An impressive volume that will be cited by writers on the subject for years to come for its immense learning and the care with which the author has organized a mass of material.” — The Wall Street Journal ‘Racy, sharp and often extremely funny. It is also a very considerable work of scholarship.” ——The Sunday Telegraph ‘Formidable, enjoyable and rather brutal . . . Professor Cannadine’s book is splendid reading.” —Michael Bentley, The Spectator “Mr. Cannadine honors his subject with the seriousness of his scholar- ship and the elegance of his prose; his tone throughout is of valediction, not lamentation.” —The New Yorker “Cannadine has produced a great book, one that is comprehensive in its scope, and of critical importance in understanding how Britain has changed from the era of Gladstone and Lord Salisbury to that of Mrs. Thatcher.” —Laurence Stone, London Review of Books David Cannadine THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY David Cannadine was born in Birmingham in 1950, and educated at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Princeton. He currently teaches at the London School of Economics. The DECLINE AND FALL of the BRITISH ARISTOCRACY 1. The Marlborough Family, 1905 by John Singer Sargent. The DECLINE AND FALL of the BRITISH ARISTOCRACY David Cannadine VINTAGE BOOKS A Division of Random House, Inc. New York FIRST VINTAGE BOOKS EDITION, SEPTEMBER 1999 Copyright © 1990, 1992 by David Cannadine Preface to the Vintage Edition copyright © 1999 by David Cannadine All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc, New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Originally published in hardcover in the United States and Great Britain by Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1990. Revised edition published by Picador, London, in 1992. Vintage Books and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cannadine, David, 1950— The decline and fall of the British aristocracy / David Cannadine. — 1st Vintage Books ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-375-70368-3 1. Aristocracy (Social class)—Great Britain—History—19th century. 2. Aristocracy (Social Class)—Great Britain—History—20th century. 3. Nobility—Great Britain—History—19th century. 4. Nobility— Great Britain—History—20th century. I. Title HT653.G7C358 1999 305.5'2'0941—dc21 99-22542 CIP www. vintagebooks.com Printed in the United States of America 100 9 8 765 432 1
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