Privilege and Scandal: The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana
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- Synopsis
- A revealing portrait of one of the most glamorous, influential, and notorious members of the Spencer family Intelligent, attractive, and born into wealth, Harriet Spencer, ancestor of Princess Diana, married Frederick, Viscount Duncannon, at the age of nineteen. But it was her affair with Lord Granville Leveson Gower that resulted in the birth of two children and all but consumed Harriet's life. The first comprehensive biography of Lady Harriet Spencer,Privilege & Scandalgives readers an inside look at the British aristocracy during the decadent eighteenth century, while bringing one of the era's most intriguing women to life.
- Copyright:
- 2006
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307394279
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780307381989
- Publisher:
- Crown
- Date of Addition:
- 12/06/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Janet Gleeson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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