The Life And Times Of Mary Dowager Duchess Of Sutherland
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The Life And Times Of Mary Dowager Duchess Of Sutherland
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Author : Catherine Layton
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2018-06-11
The Life And Times Of Mary Dowager Duchess Of Sutherland written by Catherine Layton and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-11 with History categories.
This definitive biography depicts one Victorian woman’s struggle to stay afloat in a rising tide of prurient scandalmongering and snobbery. Could it be that this woman’s character and circumstances informed Oscar Wilde’s social comedies? She was the daughter of a leading Conservative Oxford don, vilified as an arrogant fortune-hunter. Her liaison dangereuse with a Duke resulted in ostracism by Queen Victoria’s cronies, as well as protracted, widely publicised legal disputes with his family. One battle put her in Holloway Gaol for six weeks. Her supporters, over time, included Disraeli, the Khedival family of Egypt, the de Lesseps, and Sir Albert Kaye Rollit (a promoter of women’s suffrage, later her third husband). Her life and that of her family drew in British and European colonialism, and even Reilly, the “Ace of Spies”. Various previously untapped letters, diaries and journals allow the reader to navigate through the sensationalist fog of the primarily Liberal press of her time. The book will appeal to anyone interested in Victorian and journalism history, and gender and celebrity studies.
The Routledge Handbook Of Victorian Scandals In Literature And Culture
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Author : Brenda Ayres
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-12-01
The Routledge Handbook Of Victorian Scandals In Literature And Culture written by Brenda Ayres and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Routledge Handbook of Victorian Scandals in Literature and Culture exposes, explores, and examines what Victorians once considered flagrant breaches of decorum. Infringements that were fantasized through artforms or were actually committed exceeded entertaining parlor gossip; once in print they were condemned as socially contaminative but were also consumed as delightfully sensational. Written by scholars in diverse disciplines, this volume: Demonstrates that spreading scandals seemed to have been one of the most entertaining sources of activities but were also normative efforts made by the Victorians to ensure conformity of decorum. Provides a broad spectrum of infractions that were considered scandalous to the Victorians. Identifies Victorian transgressions that made the news and that may still shock modern readers. Covers a gamut of moral infractions and transgressions either practiced, rumored, or fantasized in art forms. This handbook is an invaluable resource about Victorian literature, art, and culture which challenges its readers to ponder perplexing questions about how and why some scandals were perpetrated and propagated in the nineteenth century while others were not, and what the controversies reveal about the human condition that persists beyond Victoria’s reign of propriety.
British Aristocracy And The Modern World
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Author : Professor Miles Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2025-07-02
British Aristocracy And The Modern World written by Professor Miles Taylor and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-02 with History categories.
In the thirty-five years since the publication of David Cannadine’s Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy (1990) the power of Britain’s landed elite declined, but they remain far from extinct. One-third of Britain’s land still belongs to the aristocracy. Moreover, partly inspired by Cannadine’s book, we now know much more about the ways in which the aristocracy established their hold on modernity, and how they have lasted so long. Many key questions remain. How much was this a distinctively British story, to what extent were things different in Scotland, Wales and Ireland? Does ‘decline and fall’ accurately describe what happened to landed elites in other countries, particularly in western Europe, or amongst assimilated elites such as Jews? Was the ‘soft’ power of the aristocracy – their role in the arts, philanthropy and higher education – as significant as their political and economic sway? How dependent on the colonies, and also the USA, were the British aristocracy for their wealth in the first place, and how did their role overseas change their profile at home? This volume brings together a wide-ranging group of scholars to explore The Decline and Fall, developing its themes in new ways, and investigating other aspects for the first time.
The Unreliable Life Of Harry The Valet
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Author : Duncan Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-05-05
The Unreliable Life Of Harry The Valet written by Duncan Hamilton and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
17 October 1898. An impossibly daring jewellery heist aboard a train at Paris's Gare du Nord station captures the attention of the world. Who would have dared to pull off such a feat? Award-winning writer Duncan Hamilton reveals the true story of Harry the Valet, the notorious crook who was the scourge of Victorian London. Harry conned and stole his way into high society, living a life of excess in London's best hotels and hang-outs. Dressed in bespoke suits and handmade shoes, Harry outwitted Scotland Yard with his trademark guile and panache. With dozens of pseudonyms, no fixed address and a knowledge of his city that allowed him to hide in its shadows, Harry seemed almost invisible. Until, blinded by love, he carried out the robbery that would prove his downfall.
A Glimpse Of Life In London And Of Times Past
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Author : Nurzan Mohd. Wahie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
A Glimpse Of Life In London And Of Times Past written by Nurzan Mohd. Wahie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Diplomacy categories.
"A clear insight of diplomatic life in London from the perspective of the wife of a [Malaysian] High Commissioner" ... [p. xi].
The Register And Magazine Of Biography
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
The Register And Magazine Of Biography written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with categories.
Women Rank And Marriage In The British Aristocracy 1485 2000
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Author : K. Schutte
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-05-15
Women Rank And Marriage In The British Aristocracy 1485 2000 written by K. Schutte and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-15 with History categories.
Through an analysis of the marriage patterns of thousands of aristocratic women as well as an examination of diaries, letters, and memoirs, this book demonstrates that the sense of rank identity as manifested in these women's marriages remained remarkably stable for centuries, until it was finally shattered by the First World War.
The Register And Magazine Of Biography
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Author : Thompson Cooper
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2020-09-22
The Register And Magazine Of Biography written by Thompson Cooper and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-22 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.
The Register And Magazine Of Biography Ed By T Cooper
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Author : Thompson Cooper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1869
The Register And Magazine Of Biography Ed By T Cooper written by Thompson Cooper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with categories.
The Sketch
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918
The Sketch written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with categories.