Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
Summary
Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England.
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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England.‘Mesmerizing’
Antonia Fraser, Literary Review
‘Well-written, extensively researched and highly readable… Gripping’
Stella Tillyard, Mail on Sunday
‘An outstanding debut by a young biographer fully in control of her sources, and with an easy and elegant writing style’
Roy Strong, Sunday Times
Amanda Foreman was born in London in 1968. She was educated at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University in New York, before receiving her doctorate in 18th Century British History from Oxford University. She is married with five children. Since 2005 she has a been a Visiting Fellow at Queen Mary College, London University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006550167 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006550169 |
| Title | Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire |
| Author | Amanda Foreman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1999-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: Biography Category 1998, Winner of Whitbread Prize (Biography) 1998 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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