The magnificent Mrs Tennant : the adventurous life of Gertrude Tennant, Victorian grande dame
Waller, David, 1962-2009
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David Waller presents Gertrude Tennant's life in colourful detail, placing her not only at the heart of a multi-generational, matriarchal family epic but also at the centre of European social, literary, and intellectual life for the best part of a century.
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Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2009.
Collation:
ix, 304 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300139358 (hbk)
Local class:
B/TENN
Language:
English
Subject:
Tennant, Gertrude, 1819-1918Tennant, Gertrude, 1819-1918 -- DiariesTennant, Gertrude, 1819-1918 -- CorrespondenceSocialites -- Great Britain -- BiographyGentry -- Great Britain -- BiographySalons -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th centuryBiography
BRN:
413493