Anna Amalia, Grand Duchess by Frances A Gerard
Widowed Grand-duchess Anna Amalia battled against court intrigues and financial pressures, but succeeded in holding the estates together for her eldest son, Karl August. Through times of famine and distress she succeeded in building a centre of culture, encouraging men of letters and learning to her tiny court including Goethe, Schiller.
Frances A. Gerard was the pen-name of Geraldine Fitzgerald. She wrote numerous works including: Some Celebrated Irish Beauties of the Last Century, 1895; Some Fair Hibernians, being a supplementary volume to "Some Celebrated Irish Beauties of the Last Century"; Angelica Kauffmann: a biography, 1893; The Romance of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, 1901 and Wagner Bayreuth And The Festival Plays, 1901. These, in addition to Anna Amalia, which was published in 1902 and which appears to have been her last work. She also translated Black Diamonds by Hungarian novelist Mor Jokai, (1825-1904), which was published in English in 1896. New introduction by Alan Sutton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781550168 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781550166 |
| Title | Anna Amalia, Grand Duchess |
| Author | Frances A Gerard |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fonthill Media Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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