Antonia Fraser
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Publication Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xiv, 205 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
"The vivid and dramatic life of Lady Caroline Lamb, whose scandalous love affair with Lord Byron overshadowed her own creativity and desire to break free from society's constraints."--Amazon.com.
Lady Caroline Lamb's scandalous love affair with Lord Byron overshadowed her own creativity-- and her desire to beak free from society's constraints. Fraser animates the life of this true "free spirit" who was far more than the strictures of her era allow...
Author
Publication Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xvii, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
Description
Relates the story of nineteenth-century English poet Caroline Norton, who was denied access to her children by her husband after a sensational trial for adultery, and fought tirelessly for the rights of married women and mothers, resulting in the passage of the Infant Custody Act of 1839.
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Series
Jemima Shore mysteries volume 6
Publication Date
1988, c1987
Physical Desc
295 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
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Formats
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France's beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake," was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the fascination so often accorded tragic figures in history. Married in mere girlhood, this essentially lighthearted, privileged, but otherwise unremarkable child was thrust into an unparalleled time and place, and was...
9) The Stuarts
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Series
Publication Date
c2000
Physical Desc
104 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
11) The Middle Ages
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Series
Publication Date
c2000
Physical Desc
120 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.