Having survived the Spanish flu and the Great War, 1920s Britain became a hedonistic playground. A century on, as we emerge from our own pandemic, Jessica Fellowes gives a glimpse of what life might be like when we’re free to party again.
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Oh dear. I don’t know why I did this, rashly, the evening of 29 February. Leap Day. I took a leap. Maybe because I have a completion date on the vicarage looming and I need help, someone to share it with, and who is willing to change light bulbs*, heave boxes and dog-sit. Cook.