Defiance : the life and choices of Lady Anne Barnard
Taylor, Stephen, 1948-2017
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A biography of the charismatic Georgian society hostess Lady Anne Barnard, who became defined by her defiance of convention. Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society, yet was never fully part of it. The Prince of Wales counted among many friends and she was brilliant in company. But she was seen as an eccentric - an outsider. What defined this poet and musician, artist and hostess, was defiance of convention. High-born yet an egalitarian, she rejected numerous suitors, lived independently by buying and renting houses and travelled alone to observe the French Revolution. When she did marry it was to a junior army officer, 12 years younger than she, and together they withdrew to Africa. Her curious ways attracted gossip right to her final years.
Main title:
Defiance : the life and choices of Lady Anne Barnard / Stephen Taylor.
Author:
Taylor, Stephen, 1948-, author
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2017.
Collation:
x, 396 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571311125 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
941.07092B BAR TAYB BAR
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2199853