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The Duchess : originally published as Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire / Amanda Foreman

By:

Foreman, Amanda, , 1968-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Random House , 2008, c1998Description: xx, 454 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmOther title:

Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire

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DDC classification:

92 DUC

LOC classification:

CGD 4471-4476 (viewing print)

Cast: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney, Aidan McArdle, John Shrapnel, Alistair Petrie.Summary: This is the captivating story of Lady Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire. In 1774, Georgiana married wealthy aristocrat and fifth duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish. The marriage spoiled immediately, and Georgiana, noted for her style and political involvement, yet limited as a woman by law, dealt with her adulterous and cold husband through secret substance and gambling addictions as well as illicit romances.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	92 DUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		036197

Includes genealogical tables.

Originally published: Great Britain : HarperCollins, c1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-432) and index.

Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney, Aidan McArdle, John Shrapnel, Alistair Petrie.

This is the captivating story of Lady Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire. In 1774, Georgiana married wealthy aristocrat and fifth duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish. The marriage spoiled immediately, and Georgiana, noted for her style and political involvement, yet limited as a woman by law, dealt with her adulterous and cold husband through secret substance and gambling addictions as well as illicit romances.

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