The angel and the cad : love, loss and scandal in Regency England
Book |
Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan,
London :
2015.
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- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Port Colborne Library
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne | 941.07092 ROB | Adult Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
At the age of sixteen, Catherine Tylney Long became the wealthiest heiress in England, and the public found their 'angel'. Witty, wealthy and beautiful, Catherine was the most eligible of young ladies and was courted by royalty but, ignoring the warnings of her closest confidantes, she married for love. Her choice of husband was the charming but feckless dandy William Wellesley Pole, nephew of the Duke of Wellington. The pair excited the public's interest on an unprecedented scale with gossip columns reporting every detail of their magnificent home in Wanstead, where they hosted glittering royal fetes, dinners and parties. But their happiness was short-lived; just a decade later William had frittered away Catherine's inheritance and the couple were forced to flee into exile. As they travelled across Europe, they became embroiled in a series of scandals that shocked the public and culminated in a landmark court case.
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Details
- ISBN: 9781447283515 (pbk)
- Physical Description: xxiii, 392 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, genealogical tables, portraits ; 25 cmprint
- Publisher: London : Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, 2015.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.