The duchess : Georgiana : Duchess of Devonshire / Amanda Foreman.
TITLE:
The duchess : Georgiana : Duchess of Devonshire / Amanda Foreman.
Alternate Title:
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
Publication Date:
2008
Publication Information:
London : Harper Perennial,
Edition:
Film tie-in ed.
Physical Description:
463 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-449) and index.
Summary:
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:
English
ISBN:
9780007285754
General Note:
First published (1998) under title: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
