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Scandalous Life
The Biography of Jane Digby
Häftad, 1996
191 kr
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The biography of Jane Digby, an ‘enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head.’ Harpers and QueenA celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce a few years later was one of England s most scandalous …
Mitford Girls
The Biography of an Outrageous Family
Häftad, 2002
188 kr
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Now a major TV series, Outrageous'A sensational saga' Mail on Sunday'A cracking read' Lynn Barber, Observer'Engrossing from beginning to end' Vogue'Fascinating, the way all great family stories are fascinating' New York Times Book ReviewEven if the six daughters, born between 1904 and 1920, of the …
Riviera Set
Häftad, 2017
162 kr
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'I loved every word' - Sarra Manning, Red'[A] blissful book - it's like basking in the warm Med' - Rachel Johnson, Mail on SundayThe Riviera Set is the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Château de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years …
Bess Of Hardwick
First Lady of Chatsworth
Häftad, 2006
178 kr
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Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era. Gently-born in reduced circumstances, she was married at 15, wedded at 16 and still a virgin. At 19 she married a man more than twice her age, Sir William Cavendish, a senior auditor in King Henry VIII's Court of Augmentations. …
Sisters
The Saga of the Mitford Family
Häftad, 2003
233 kr
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This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the world wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; beautiful Diana married the Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley; …
Straight on Till Morning
The Life of Beryl Markham
Häftad, 2011
419 kr
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Born in England and raised in Kenya, Beryl Markham was a notorious beauty. She trained race horses and had scandalous affairs, but she is most remembered for being a pioneering aviatrix. She became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean and the first person to make it from London to New York …
Scandalous Life
The Biography of Jane Digby (Text Only)
E-bok, 2012
120 kr
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The biography of Jane Digby, an `enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head.’ Harpers and QueenA celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce a few years later was one of England s most scandalous …
Rage To Live
A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton
Häftad, 1999
236 kr
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Richard Burton was a brilliant, charismatic man - a unique blend of erudite scholar and daring adventurer. Fluent in twenty-nine languages, he found it easy to pass himself off as a native, thereby gaining unique insight into societies otherwise closed to Western scrutiny. He followed service as an …
Churchills
A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
Häftad, 2012
178 kr
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There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, …
Straight On Till Morning
The Life Of Beryl Markham
Häftad, 2009
167 kr
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Beryl Markham, like Karen Blixen, could only have come out of Africa. Pioneering aviatrix, flamboyant beauty, brilliant race-horse trainer, unscrupulous seducer - her life story is for every reader who was enthralled by Blixen's exotic world, that of Kenya between the wars. This fully authorised …
Amelia Earhart
The Sound of Wings
Häftad, 2009
178 kr
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When she disappeared in 1937 over a shark-infested sea, Amelia Earhart had lived up to her wish - internationally famous, a daring and pioneering aviator, and ambassador extraordinary for the United States. Married to a man with a genius for publicity, her life was crowded, demanding and …
Rage to Live
A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton
Häftad, 2000
583 kr
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Their marriage was both improbable and inevitable. Isabel Arundell was a schoolgirl, the scion of England's most distinguished Catholic family. When she first saw him while walking at a seaside resort, Richard Burton had already made his mark as a linguist (he was fluent in twenty-nine languages), …
Bess of Hardwick
Empire Builder
Häftad, 2007
455 kr
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From the author of The Sisters, a chronicle of the most brutal, turbulent, and exuberant period of England's history. Bess Hardwick, the fifth daughter of an impoverished Derbyshire nobleman, did not have an auspicious start in life. Widowed at sixteen, she nonetheless outlived four monarchs, …
Mitford Girls
The Biography of an Extraordinary Family
E-bok, 2008
61 kr
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Now a major TV series, Outrageous ''A sensational saga'' Mail on Sunday ''A cracking read'' Lynn Barber, Observer ''Engrossing from beginning to end'' Vogue ''Fascinating, the way all great family stories are fascinating'' New York Times Book Review Even if the six daughters, born between 1904 and …
Amelia Earhart
The Sound of Wings
E-bok, 2009
45 kr
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When she disappeared in 1937 over a shark-infested sea, Amelia Earhart had lived up to her wish - internationally famous, a daring and pioneering aviator, and ambassador extraordinary for the United States. Married to a man with a genius for publicity, her life was crowded, demanding and …
Bess Of Hardwick
First Lady of Chatsworth
E-bok, 2009
51 kr
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A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - next to Queen Elizabeth the most powerful woman in England Bess of Hardwick, born into the most brutal and turbulent period of England''s history, did not have an auspicious start in life. Widowed for the first time at sixteen, she …
Churchills
A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles'', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, …
Rage To Live
A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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Richard Burton was a brilliant, charismatic man - a unique blend of erudite scholar and daring adventurer. Fluent in twenty-nine languages, he found it easy to pass himself off as a native, thereby gaining unique insight into societies otherwise closed to Western scrutiny. He followed service as an …
Straight On Till Morning
The Life Of Beryl Markham
E-bok, 2012
44 kr
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Beryl Markham, like Karen Blixen, could only have come out of Africa. Pioneering aviatrix, flamboyant beauty, brilliant race-horse trainer, unscrupulous seducer - her life story is for every reader who was enthralled by Blixen''s exotic world, that of Kenya between the wars. This fully authorised …
Riviera Set
E-bok, 2016
94 kr
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''I loved every word'' Sarra Manning , Red ''[A] blissful book - it''s like basking in the warm Med'' Rachel Johnson, Mail on Sunday The Riviera Set is the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Château de l''Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty …
Cast No Shadow
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
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The legend of Betty Pack is simple enough. She was a beautiful American spy recruited first by the British Secret lntelligence Service in 1938 and later by the American OSS. Her method of obtaining information was singular: seduction. In Cast No Shadow Mary Lovell, author of Straight On Till …
Das abenteuerliche Leben
Eine Biographie von Richard & Isabel Burton
E-bok, 2020
359 kr
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Richard Francis Burton war ein brillanter Denker, Gelehrter, Abenteurer und Forscher und ist eine der interessantesten und schillerndsten Persönlichkeiten des 19. Jahrhunderts. Er beherrschte 29 Sprachen, war britischer Geheimdienst-Offizier in Indien, britischer Konsul, der erste Europäer in der …
Churchills
In Love and War
Inbunden, 2011
306 kr
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The first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace, Blenheim, was built to honor his triumphs. Succeeding generations of Churchills sometimes achieved distinction but also included profligates and womanizers, and were saddled with the ruinous upkeep of …
Churchills
In Love and War
Häftad, 2012
138 kr
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Mary S. Lovell brilliantly recounts the triumphant political and military campaigns, domestic tragedies, happy marriages, and disastrous unions throughout generations of Churchills.The first Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace, Blenheim, was built to …
