The Duchess (Text Only) EPUB
by Amanda Foreman
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A tale of decadence and excess, great houses and wild parties, love and sexual intrigue, this biography of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, casts an astonishing new light on the nobility of eighteenth-century England.Fashionable, extravagant and universally adored, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, was one of the most influential women of her day.
But her flamboyant public persona hid a multitude of personal troubles: drug addiction, vast gambling debts, an unhappy menage a trois with her husband and best friend, and a doomed affair with the future prime minister.
Like her descendant, Diana, Princess of Wales, Georgiana was a vulnerable woman living the life of an icon.This utterly absorbing biography, recently made into a major film starring Keira Knightley as the Duchess of Devonshire, paints a touching portrait of a misunderstood woman.
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:20/09/2012
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Category:
- Art & Photography
- Autobiography: arts & entertainment
- Biography: historical, political & military
- Autobiography: royalty
- Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800
- General & world history
- European history
- British & Irish history
- Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
- Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
- Social & cultural history
- Gender studies: women
- ISBN:9780007372683
Information
-
Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:20/09/2012
-
Category:
- Art & Photography
- Autobiography: arts & entertainment
- Biography: historical, political & military
- Autobiography: royalty
- Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800
- General & world history
- European history
- British & Irish history
- Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
- Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
- Social & cultural history
- Gender studies: women
- ISBN:9780007372683