Belgravia, a new downloadable novel from Julian Fellowes
Julian Fellowes, who wrote the TV series Downton Abbey, has just published a new novel, Belgravia.
The story is set in the first decades of the 19th Century England, beginning at a grand ball on the eve of the battle of Waterloo. The characters are from the English upper classes and merchant classes and Wellington's dashing officers. The action begins as the officers, decked out in their formal dress, are called to confront Napoleon at Waterloo.
Apart from its subject, what appeals to me about this novel is that it is serialized, sort of like the novels of Dickins and Conrad, with a new episode each week. In Belgravia the eleven episodes are downloaded to your computers or ipods, etc. Julian Fellowes reads each episode, and the episodes are accompanied by maps and other visual features that take you inside the various locales. The first episode is free but the entire series costs $13.99, or you can subscribe to individual weekly episodes for $1.99 each. You can explore the series more at the website http://www.julianfellowesbelgravia.com/
It sounds interesting! Here is how the series is described on the website:
"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 cliff-hanger endings that will be delivered directly to your mobile, tablet or desktop via a brand new app. You can read it, or listen to it, or jump between the two.
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 forever.".. . .
"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 cliff-hanger endings that will be delivered directly to your mobile, tablet or desktop via a brand new app. You can read it, or listen to it, or jump between the two.
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 forever.".. . .
