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Title: Julian Fellowes's Belgravia Episode 8
Subtitle: An Income for Life
Author: Julian Fellowes
Narrator: Juliet Stevenson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-26-16
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Information comes to light that could prove both dangerous and useful to a man with ambition.
Julian Fellowes's Belgravia is a story in 11 episodes published week by week in the tradition of Charles Dickens. Belgravia is the story of a secret. A secret that unravels behind the porticoed doors of London's grandest postcode. The story behind the secret will be revealed in weekly bite-sized instalments complete with twists and turns and cliffhanger endings.
Set in the 1840s, when the upper echelons of society began to rub shoulders with the emerging industrial nouveau riche, Belgravia is peopled by a rich cast of characters. But the story begins on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the Duchess of Richmond's now legendary ball, one family's life will change for ever....
Members Reviews:
BELGRAVIA is most readable, most affordable, most entertaining and interesting
Over the past few weeks I have read chapters (or installments) 4 through 8 of Julian Fellowes BELGRAVIA.
Chapter 4 - At home in Belgrave Square
Chapter 5 - The assignation
Chapter 6 - A spy in our midst
Chapter 7 - A man of business
Chapter 8 - An income for life
As I wrote in a previous review, BELGRAVIA is a quiet, detailed story set in 1840s England and revolves around a secret. The story is set against the backdrop of British society and manners.
Chapters 4 through 8 reveal an emerging clash between the established, entrenched society and the ânew rich/nouveau richeâ upstarts. There is also an evolving tension between upstairs and downstairs attitudes and responsibilities and expectations. I find these to be very interesting threads and they certainly reflect the society of the period.
I am eagerly awaiting chapters 9, 10, and 11 and I have enjoyed the serialization of the novel more than I originally thought I would.
I know this serialization idea was not a novel one (excuse me), but it isnât used much (if at all) currently.
A bit of quick research on Wikipedia informed me that âIn literature, a serial is a printed format by which a single, larger work, often a work of narrative fiction, is published in sequential installments.â
Serialization was very popular in Britainâs Victorian era.
Serialization has examples in Britain, France, the U.S., Russia and China.
In 1836, Dickensâ THE PICKWICK PAPERS established the popularity and viability of this format. Thackeray, Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle all published serializations.
In the U.S., Harriet Beecher Stowe used this publishing method. UNCLE TOMâS CABIN was published over a 40 week period by The National Era.
I found out that BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES by Tom Wolfe ran in 27 parts in Rolling Stone and that Stephen King has used the internet as a venue for serialization.
Excuse me for prattling on, but I became very interested in this literary format. (Thank you Wikipedia for providing me with so much info.)
I find BELGRAVIA to be a serialization most readable, most affordable, most entertaining and interesting. The plot points are firmly established and tension is upheld throughout. I will be sorry when BELGRAVIA concludes with Chapter 11.
Akin to Downton!
I enjoyed the series, Each installment led me to want to read the next. It certainly is not as dramatic or involved as Downton Abbey,
but it was of that genre.
OK
It's not Downton Abbey, that is for sure. It has a nice story line but no surprises.
