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The Duchess: Georgiana - Duchess of Devonshire

The Duchess: Georgiana - Duchess of Devonshire

Amanda Foreman

Om Georgiana, hertuginde af Devonshire, (1757-1806), som havde en fremtrædende rolle i datidens England.
Emma; or, The Unfortunate Attachment: A Sentimental Novel

Emma; or, The Unfortunate Attachment: A Sentimental Novel

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

An early British novel, attributed to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, which explores the problems of first impressions and arranged marriages from the perspective of a woman who would suffer the long-term consequences of both.
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Amanda Foreman

Traces the life of eighteenth-century British aristocrat Lady Georgiana Spencer H
Frances Burney: A Literary Life

Frances Burney: A Literary Life

J. Thaddeus

Michel Foucault, The History of Sexuality (New York: Vantage, 1980) 1:87–9. The author of The Sylph is usually given as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806), but Antonia Forster has found evidence that it might be by ...
The Two Duchesses, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, ...

The Two Duchesses, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, ...

Vere Foster

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The Sylph

The Sylph

Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire

This ranging epistolary novel follows Julia Grenville, a Welsh beauty who knows little of the world until her marriage to the older Lord Stanley.
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Amanda Foreman

Follows the turbulent life of the young noblewoman who became the style icon of late eighteenth-century England.
Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire

Amanda Foreman

The winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize and a bestseller there for months, this wonderfully readable biography offers a rich, rollicking picture of late-eighteenth-century British aristocracy and the intimate story of a woman ...
The Countess: The Scandalous Life of Frances Villiers, ...

The Countess: The Scandalous Life of Frances Villiers, ...

Tim Clarke

Leader of society, lover of the Prince Regent and contemporary of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Frances Villiers had a reputation as a scandalous woman.
Carteret and Newcastle

Carteret and Newcastle

Basil Williams

Cavendish Pierpont 2nd D. Lady Lucy Sidney: Sir John Pelham of Newcastle d. of 2nd E. of c. 1624-1703 d. ... 173 3 1304-36 Charles John Spencer= Lady Georgiana 3rd D. of Marlborough | Caroline Carteret A . 2 . 1717 &|c. John 1st Elarl ...
A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX: With a Pedigree of Most of ...

A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX: With a Pedigree of Most of ...

Thomas Westcote

Comprising 2 works, "A view of Devonshire" and "The pedigrees of most of our Devonshire families", from an unpublished manuscript.
A key to both houses of parliament

A key to both houses of parliament

Parliament lists

1821 -V. 4' A*- John-Somcrs Cocks. ... 1785 H. Ap. John-Somers, Vitcount Eattnnr , M.P. for Hereford, born March 10 1788 Co. ... to the Marchioness of Tavistock; to the Duchess of Leinster; to the Earl of Sefton, M.P. for Droit- wich ; to Baron Foley ; and to the Duke of Newcastle. 108. SPENCER, Earl, Y. of C. 1765 Ar. Sr S. George- John Spencer, K.G., F.R.S., and F.S.A. O. T. Viscount Althorp, and Spencer.
The Last of the Duchess

The Last of the Duchess

Caroline Blackwood

A portrait of the Duchess of Windsor focuses on her final days and profiles Maitre Blum, one of France's most powerful lawyers, who controlled every aspect of the Duchess' life.
A Highland Duchess

A Highland Duchess

Karen Ranney

The story of a duchess taken captive briefly—just long enough to fall in love—by a lusty Scotsman, A Highland Duchess is a wildly romantic, deeply emotional tale.
Georgiana: A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, ...

Georgiana: A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, ...

Brenda Niall

By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life.
Ships Monthly

Ships Monthly

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1969 Cover picture — painting of paddle steamer Duchess of Devonshire " Unending Pilgrimage" by R. G. Robertson — By Sea to the Western Isles (cont) " Thames-side Shipbuilder" by Philip Banbury — John Scott Russell "Paddlers out of ...
Coates's Herd Book

Coates's Herd Book

George Coates

g. d. Duchess Marie by Beau Sabreur 74049, — Duchess Maud 3rd by Crystal King 72308, &c See Duchess Marie, V. 1. 57, p. 763. 145897 THORNBY MARKSMAN, Dark roan, calved Jan. 14, 1917. Breeder Captain A. S. Wills, Thornby Hall ...
The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi

John Webster

Four plays exist which he wrote alone, "The White Devil," "The Duchess of Malfi," "The Devil's Law-Case," and "Appius and Virginia." "The Duchess of Malfi" was published in 1623, but the date of writing may have been as early as 1611.
The Philosopher in Early Modern Europe: The Nature of a ...

The Philosopher in Early Modern Europe: The Nature of a ...

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In a recent paper, Cristina Malcolmson argues that Cavendish's husband, William , may have brought back a copy of de Pizan's City of Ladies, among other works, from Europe.16 So despite the fact that Margaret Cavendish did not speak ...
Report and Transactions - The Devonshire Association for the ...

Report and Transactions - The Devonshire Association for the ...

Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art

GLEANED BY JOHN INGLE DREDGE. (Bead at Plymouth, July, 1s92.) RiriBENCKs.— B.M., British Museum Library; Bod., The Bodleian Library; Dr. W.' aLib., Dr. D. Williams's Library; J. I. D., The Writer's Library; [pp. iv.] so iido-fi denotes that ...
The Women of the Cousins' War: The Duchess, the Queen, and ...

The Women of the Cousins' War: The Duchess, the Queen, and ...

Philippa Gregory

Draws on original documents, archaeology, and other sources to share the stories of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville, the wife of Edward IV; and Margaret Beaufort, the founder of the Tudor dynasty.

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