If you've ever watched the television show Downton Abbey, you've probably deduced that dining was a very, very big deal in the lives of the landed gentry of Edwardian England. Much of the drama ...

If you ever get a chance to experience life in an Edwardian manor house, here’s a tip: Try for a part in the upper class. “It was absolutely wonderful for the most part,” said John Olliff-Cooper, who ...

It is a truth seldom acknowledged that few subjects fascinate as consistently as the peculiar domestic and social arrangements of other cultures, particularly when those cultures are in many respects ...

Anna Olliff-Cooper appeared regal and poised in her elaborate Edwardian dress. Maybe it was residual grace from her role as lady of the manor in public television’s newest reality show. “Actually,” ...

If you ever get a chance to experience life in an Edwardian manor house, here's a tip: Try for a part in the upper class. "It was absolutely wonderful for the most part," said John Olliff-Cooper, who ...

Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand —Find out what really went on behind the stately walls of the British manor house a century ago— A fascinating glimpse of life behind the velvet ...

A tired young man beds down on a cot in the hallway. A teenage girl carries porcelain pots filled with feces down a long flight of stairs. “The more you do, the more they seem to want,” an exhausted ...

Be honest, if you had the cash, wouldn’t you love a butler? I certainly would. I dream of the day, when on opening my eyes, I hear the soft, coaxing voice of my very own Jeeves whispering ‘your bath ...

Jan Johnston is the Collection Development Coordinator for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. Email her at [email protected]. I recently started watching “Downton Abbey,” the popular ...