Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
byAmanda Foreman
Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England.Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the eighteenth century. The great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, she was variously a compulsive gambler, a political savante and operator of the highest order, a drug addict, an adulteress and the darling of the common people.This authoritative, utterly absorbing book presents a mesmerizing picture of a fascinating world of political and sexual intrigues, grand houses, huge parties, glamour and great wealth – always on the edge of being squandered by the excesses and scandals of individuals.
Language
en
Published on
06/01/1999
Pages
496
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780006550167
Who is this book for? Readers interested in biographies, women's history, and political intrigue.
Topics PowerIdentitySocial Class
MoodReflective, Melancholic
Female protagonist
RomanceMajor Subplot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
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