Obscure Women Who Became Impostors and Challenged an Empire
Buch, Englisch, 249 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 463 g
ISBN: 978-0-312-29458-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us
Lee unfolds the stories of six women with a cast of supporting characters such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Benjamin Franklin, Stamford Raffles and Napoleon against the grand narrative of England's 18th century empire building. This book is a meticulously researched, spellbinding tale of tragedy, transformation and triumph in the age of reason.
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List of Illustrations Preface Crossings The Goddess and the Anorexic The Gentleman, the Witch, and the Beauty The Governor and the Princess Afterward Notes Bibliography