An edition of The duchess (2008)

The duchess

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An edition of The duchess (2008)

The duchess

Random House Trade pbk. ed.
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Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England's richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and founder of the most important political salon of her time. But Georgiana's public success concealed an unhappy marriage, a gambling addiction, drinking, drug-taking, and rampant love affairs with the leading politicians of the day. With penetrating insight, Amanda Foreman reveals a fascinating woman whose struggle against her own weaknesses, whose great beauty and flamboyance, and whose determination to play a part in the affairs of the world make her a vibrant, astonishingly contemporary figure.--From publisher description.

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Random House
Language
English
Pages
456

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Edition Notes

"Originally published as Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
941.07/092, B
Library of Congress
DA522.D5 F68 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 456 pages, [8] pages of plates :
Number of pages
456

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26644608M
Internet Archive
isbn_9780812979695
ISBN 10
0812979699
ISBN 13
9780812979695
OCLC/WorldCat
234316192

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