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Williams, Olivia (Journalist).
Subjects
Carte, Richard D'Oyly, 1844-1901.
D'Oyly Carte, Rupert.
Carte, Bridget D'Oyly.
Savoy Hotel (London, England)
Hotels -- England -- London.
Hotelkeepers -- England -- London.
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Williams, Olivia (Journalist).
Carte, Richard D'Oyly, 1844-1901.
D'Oyly Carte, Rupert.
Carte, Bridget D'Oyly.
Savoy Hotel (London, England)
Hotels -- England -- London.
Hotelkeepers -- England -- London.
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The
secret
life
of the
Savoy
/ Olivia Williams.
by
Williams, Olivia (Journalist).
Pegasus Books, 2021.
Call #:
647.940922 W725s
Subjects
Carte, Richard D'Oyly, 1844-1901.
D'Oyly Carte, Rupert.
Carte, Bridget D'Oyly.
Savoy
Hotel
(London, England)
Hotels -- England -- London.
Hotelkeepers -- England -- London.
ISBN:
9781643137384 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Secret
life
of the
Savoy
:
glamour
and
intrigue
at the
world
's
most
famous
hotel
.
Edition:
1st Pegasus Books cloth ed.
Description:
xii, 323 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : col. ill.; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The captivating story of the famed
Savoy
Hotel'
s
founders, told through three generations and one hundred years of
glamour
and high society. In three generations, the D'Oyly Carte family and London'
s
Savoy
Hotel
pioneered the idea of the luxury
hotel
and the modern theater, propelled Gilbert and Sullivan to lasting stardom, made Oscar Wilde a transatlantic celebrity, inspired a P. G. Wodehouse series, and popularized early jazz, electric lights, and Art Deco. Following the history of the iconic
Savoy
Hotel
through three generations of the D'Oyly Carte family, The
Secret
Life
of the
Savoy
brings to
life
the extraordinary cultural legacy of the
most
famous
hotel
in the
world
."--From publisher.
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