{"id":53079,"date":"2013-09-27T08:37:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T12:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=53079"},"modified":"2013-09-30T09:03:30","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T13:03:30","slug":"world-of-downton-abbey-author-to-speak-at-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/world-of-downton-abbey-author-to-speak-at-ucf\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;World of Downton Abbey&#8217; Author to Speak at UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jessica Fellowes, author of international best-seller, <em>The World of Downton Abbey<\/em>, and its follow-up <em>The Chronicles of Downton<\/em> Abbey, will speak at UCF on Sept. 30. The event, titled \u201cAn Afternoon with Downton Abbey,\u201d will be 3-4:30 p.m., in the Cape Florida Ballroom of the Student Union. Organized by the Global Perspectives Office, the event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Fellowes is the niece of Julian Fellowes, creator of the hit PBS television series, \u201cDownton Abbey.\u201d Her two Downton Abbey books give behind-the-scenes details and insight into the world of the show. For the books, Fellowes did extensive research on the social history of the early 20th century, including changes women experienced and the relationship between the technological changes of then and now.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Downton Abbey books, Fellowes wrote <em>Mud &amp; the City: Do\u2019s and Don&#8217;ts for Townies in the Country <\/em>and co-authored <em>The Devil You Know: Looking Out for the Psycho in Your Life<\/em>. Her freelance journalist work can be found in <em>The Daily Paragraph, Sunday Times Style, The Lady <\/em>and <em>The Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Global Perspectives Office, sponsors and partners of the event include the UCF Book Festival 2014 in Association with the Morgridge International Reading Center, UCF College of Education, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Global Peace and Security Studies Program, Chastang Charitable Foundation, CliftonLarsonAllen, Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations, WUCF TV, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Global Perspectives was designed to help develop UCF\u2019s international resources, capabilities and connections. In addition to organizing cultural events, such as this one, Global Perspectives houses multiple programs and offers several internships and fellowships that help to connect UCF and the Central Florida community to the world. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/ucfglobalperspectives.org\/\">http:\/\/ucfglobalperspectives.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WUCF TV will rebroadcast the first three seasons of Downton Abbey on Sundays beginning Oct. 6, and will start the new season 4 episodes on Jan. 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jessica Fellowes, author of international best-seller, The World of Downton Abbey, and its follow-up The Chronicles of Downton Abbey, will speak at UCF on Sept. 30. The event, titled \u201cAn Afternoon with Downton Abbey,\u201d will be 3-4:30 p.m., in the Cape Florida Ballroom of the Student Union. 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