ENGLISH

Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli: a strange romance

By Daisy , Disraeli , Benjamin;Disraeli , Mary Anne;Hay

Book information

Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Year
2015
ISBN
9780374270636, 9780374712921, 0374270635
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3153309 bytes)
Edition
First American edition
Pages
xii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Part I. At the beginning (1792-1839) -- Storytelling -- Tall tales -- Tittle-tattle -- Fairy story -- Part II. Ever after (1840-1867) -- On heroes and hero-worship -- Household words -- Princess Nobody -- The rose and the ring -- Part III. Once upon a time (1868-1873) -- Happy ending -- Afterwards.;Traces the unconventional relationship between Mary Anne Lewis and Benjamin Disraeli, discussing her late husband's role in Disraeli's career, the events that cultivated their reputation, and Mary Anne's considerable political acumen. Part I. At the beginning (1792-1839) -- Storytelling -- Tall tales -- Tittle-tattle -- Fairy story -- Part II. Ever after (1840-1867) -- On heroes and hero-worship -- Household words -- Princess Nobody -- The rose and the ring -- Part III. Once upon a time (1868-1873) -- Happy ending -- Afterwards.

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