Glitter and the Gold

Name: Glitter and the Gold
Price: 142.00 SEK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
ISBN: 9781444730999

av Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan

(1 röst)

Häftad, Engelska, 2012-04-12

142

Köp

Spara som favorit

Skickas från oss inom 2-5 vardagar.
Fri frakt över 249 kr för privatkunder i Sverige.

Finns även som

E-bok (LCP)

Ladda ned och läs i Bokus Reader.

44

Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfil her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home - Blenheim Palace. The 9th Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle of English society in the Edwardian era. An unsnobbish, but often amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs at Blenheim Palace, she is also a revealing witness to the glittering balls, huge weekend parties and major state occasions she attended or hosted. Here are her encounters with every important figure of the day - from Queen Victoria, Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas, Prince Metternich and the young Winston Churchill. This intimate, richly enjoyable memoir is a wonderfully revealing portrait of a golden age.

Passar bra ihop

De som köpt den här boken har ofta också köpt John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs - 'The fir... av Ian Leslie (häftad).

Köp båda 2 för 332 kr

Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan was born in 1877 and was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family. She became the Duchess of Marlborough on her marriage to the ninth Duke of Marlborough in 1895. She died in 1964.