| A Passion for Government: The Life of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough Contributor(s): Harris, Frances (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198202245 ISBN-13: 9780198202240 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $204.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1991 Annotation: Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, was a woman with a "passion for government": a compulsion to wield power not only in her own family but in public affairs as well. The first complete scholarly biography of the Duchess, this book makes full use of recently available manuscript sources to tell the colorful story of a woman at the center of power, whose life spanned more than eighty years from the Restoration to the fall of Walpole. Harris sets Sarah's life and personal relationships in the context of her time, drawing a vivid portrait of a woman whose character and life are as fascinating and contentious today as they were to her contemporaries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 91006295 |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 6.46" W x 9.48" (1.76 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, was a woman with a passion for government: a compulsion to wield power not only in her own family but in public affairs as well. The first complete scholarly biography of the Duchess, this book makes full use of recently available manuscript sources to tell the colorful story of a woman at the center of power, whose life spanned more than eighty years from the Restoration to the fall of Walpole. Harris sets Sarah's life and personal relationships in the context of her time, drawing a vivid portrait of a woman whose character and life are as fascinating and contentious today as they were to her contemporaries. |