- Paperback
- Publisher: Modern Library (2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0375753834
- ISBN-13: 978-0375753831
- Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 2.3 x 20.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Duchess of Charm,
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This review is from: Georgiana Duchess Of Devonshire (Paperback)
I am writing a book about my wife's family history and the Duchess and her lover Earl Grey have to be included.Earl Grey was related to my wife's great great grandfathers brother through marraige so I really enjoyed the book which arrived in great shape and quickly considering it was sent from the UK. It is well written and for me includes valuble information.A big thank you to the seller.
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Excellent coverage of a frustrating woman,
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This review is from: Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire (Modern Library Paperbacks) (Paperback)
Amanda Foreman brings extensive research and detailed period knowledge to "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire," but does not let her research or knowledge interfere with her compelling story-telling ability. With admirable aplomb, she details upper-class British existence in the second half of the 18th Century, giving social context to the intrigues, political alliances, patronage, extramarital dalliances, and daily routines that comprised Georgiana's life.Unfortunately, for modern readers, Georgiana might prove to be a distasteful character. Unfaithful to her husband (who was equally unfaithful to her), she was willing to allow his mistress easy access, even encouragement, to him. At the same time, to avoid confrontation, she was willing to pretend illness for days at a time. A friend of Marie Antoinette, Georgiana shared her fear of, and dependence on a strong mother. An able canvasser for her husband and other politicians, she had the intelligence and instinct to have served in public office better than they. Georgiana's addiction to the gaming tables and constantly increasing debt to everyone from her friends and gambling partners to professional loan sharks are a prevalent, and unpleasant theme throughout her adult life and most of this book. Were she living in 20th Century America, one could imagine her checking joining a self-help group, or perhaps checking into rehab. After chapters of this addiction, which as Ms. Foreman clearly illustrates was common in Georgiana's class and period, the reader might be forgiven for wanting to take Georgiana by the shoulder's and attempt to shake some sense into her. The sense of impending doom becomes, at times, an impediment to enjoying Ms. Foreman's well-crafted book. That discomfort is, however, not nearly as much a criticism of Ms. Foreman as it is a compliment to her ability to help the reader empathize with her subject. As an added bonus, there is a centersection of color pictures, some of which depict the luxury in which Georgiana lived. A fascinating history of a complex woman living in extraordinary times.
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Georgiana,
This review is from: Georgiana Duchess Of Devonshire (Paperback)
Excellent book. I had recently seen the DVD of "The Duchess" with Kiera Knightly and Ralph Fienes. In the "extra" stuff there was an interview with the author of the book. Which made me want to read the book. It was very worthwhile. The movie reflected her actual life.
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