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Bezig met laden... Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spiritdoor Antonia Fraser
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. As biographies go, this is a light but entertaining read about a woman who became notorious during the Regency days in Britain. Always described as 'Bad, mad, and dangerous to know' Caroline Lamb has a reputation for being what we would now call 'a stalker' of the poet Lord Byron. She was more than that. The acclaimed historical writer Lady Antonia Fraser (now in her eighties) has penned this biography giving the reader a slight but interesting insight into the world CL was born into, the way that people behaved, her family, friends and her passions. As an adjunct to other books about her and the times in which she lived, this is very entertaining and whets one's appetite to learn more. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
From the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. As the niece of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, she was already well connected, and her courtly skills resulted in her marriage to the Hon. William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne) at the age of 19. For a few years they enjoyed a happy marriage, despite Lamb's siblings and mother-in-law detesting her and referring to her as 'the little beast'. In 1812 Caroline embarked on a well-publicised affair with the poet Lord Byron - he was 24, she 26. Her phrase 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' became his lasting epitaph. When he broke things off, Caroline made increasingly public attempts to reunite. Her obsession came to define much of her later life, as well as influencing her own writing, and Byron's. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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