The Countess : the scandalous life of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey 1753-1821
Clarke, Tim2016
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One of the great beauties of Georgian society, Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey, was a woman of enormous style and spirit whose life revolved around her pleasures. Clever and witty, her charm was legendary, earning her the nickname in the contemporary press as 'The Enchantress'. She glittered in an aristocratic century. However, she was also unprincipled and malevolent. After providing her husband an heir, she duly abandoned the dull respectability of married life for the whirl of the faster set of society and a number of high-profile and scandalous affairs. Through her treatment of the Prince Regent, she enraged the country and threatened the monarchy, blackening the prince's reputation for posterity. Through the letters of those who knew her, the Countess's decadent life is given fresh light and offers a new perspective on this fallen woman.
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Author:
Clarke, Tim, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2016.
Collation:
383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445656267 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.073092941.073092941.073920 VILLB JERB
Local class:
B/VILL
Language:
English
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BRN:
979040