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Trade review
Subtitled, "Dancing In The Shadow In 1911". A portrait of a country that would never be the same again. Nicholson. 'An accomplished and engaging piece of social history' "Daily Telegraph"
Synopsis
The enchanting and absorbing story of a remarkable season; defining a world on the cusp of irrevocable change