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A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby Text only

Bestselling biographer mary lovell has produced from Jane Digby’s diaries not only a sympathetic and dramatic portrait of a rare woman, but a fascinating glimpse into the centuries-old Bedouin tradition that is now almost lost. Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.
. The biography of jane digby, an ‘enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head. Harpers and queena celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen.
A Bold and Dangerous Family: The Remarkable Story of an Italian Mother, Her Two Sons, and Their Fight Against Fascism The Resistance Quartet Book 3

A bold and dangerous Family is illustrated with black-and-white photographs. When mussolini established a terrifying and brutal police state controlled by his Blackshirts—the squaddristi—the Rossellis and their anti-fascist circle were transformed into active resisters. In retaliation, many of the anti-fascists were arrested and imprisoned; others left the country to escape a similar fate.
In a bold and dangerous family, moorehead once again pays tribute to heroes who fought to uphold our humanity during one of history’s darkest chapters. As populist, and italy’s prime minister, benito mussolini, began consolidating his power, Amelia’s sons Carlo and Nello led the opposition, right-wing nationalism swept across Europe after World War I, taking a public stand against Il Duce that few others in their elite class dared risk.
Tragically, carlo and Nello were eventually assassinated by Mussolini’s secret service. The acclaimed author of a train in winter and village of secrets delivers the next chapter in "The Resistance Quartet": the astonishing story of the aristocratic Italian family who stood up to Mussolini's fascism, and whose efforts helped define the path of Italy in the years between the World Wars—a profile in courage that remains relevant today.
The Mistress of Paris: The 19th-Century Courtesan Who Built an Empire on a Secret

Spectacularly evoking the sights and sounds of mid- to late nineteenth-century Paris in all its hedonistic glory, for the first time ever in English, Catherine Hewitt’s biography tells, the forgotten story of a remarkable woman who, though her roots were lowly, never stopped aiming high. Yet she transformed herself into an enchantress who possessed a small fortune, three mansions, fabulous carriages, and art the envy of connoisseurs across Europe.
Catherine hewitt's the mistress of Paris is a fantastically readable biography of a nineteenth-century Parisian courtesan who harbored an incredible secret. A gorgeous, hard-working, ambitious, smart, steely autodidact and businesswoman whose product was herself, Valtesse would be totally at home in our self-branding society.
The new york times book reviewcomtesse valtesse de la Bigne was painted by Édouard Manet and inspired Émile Zola, who immortalized her in his scandalous novel Nana.
Village of Secrets: Defying the Nazis in Vichy France The Resistance Quartet Book 2

A thrilling and atmospheric tale of silence and complicity, Village of Secrets reveals how every one of the inhabitants of Chambon remained silent in a country infamous for collaboration. From the author of the new york times bestseller a train in Winter comes the absorbing story of a French village that helped save thousands hunted by the Gestapo during World War II—told in full for the first time.
Le chambon-sur-lignon is a small village of scattered houses high in the mountains of the Ardèche, one of the most remote and inaccessible parts of Eastern France. Yet it is also a story about mythmaking, and the fallibility of memory. A major contribution to wwii history, and pays tribute to a group of heroic individuals, most of them women, illustrated with black-and-white photos, Village of Secrets sets the record straight about the events in Chambon, for whom saving others became more important than their own lives.
During the second world war, oss and soe agents, the inhabitants of this tiny mountain village and its parishes saved thousands wanted by the Gestapo: resisters, communists, freemasons, and Jews.
A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France The Resistance Quartet Book 1

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Ambition and Desire: The Dangerous Life of Josephine Bonaparte

This engrossing and accessible account is for all readers who enjoy historical biography. Library journal “A riveting account. Kate williams’s searing portrait of this alluring and complex woman will finally elevate Josephine Bonaparte to the historical prominence she deserves. Praise for ambition and Desire “Not just a scholarly work, but a page-turner.
The story of the Corsican soldier’s incredible rise has been well documented. Though no classic beauty, she quickly developed a reputation as one of the most desirable women on the continent. Their extravagance was unprecedented, even by the standards of Versailles. Napoleon bonaparte and his wife, Josephine, came to power during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of France.
Born marie-josèphe-rose de tascher de La Pagerie on the Caribbean island of Martinique, the woman Napoleon would later call Josephine was the ultimate survivor. Now, kate williams draws back the curtain on the woman who beguiled him: her humble origins, her exorbitant appetites, luminous account, in this spellbinding, and the tragic turn of events that led to her undoing.
Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King

Indeed, a panoply of women—his mother, anne; mistresses such as Louise de la Vallière, Athénaïs de Montespan, and the puritanical Madame de Maintenon; and an array of courtesans—moved in and out of the court. With careful research and vivid, engaging prose, Fraser makes the multifaceted life of one of the most famous European monarchs accessible and vibrantly current.
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Gellhorn: A Twentieth-Century Life

Her wartime dispatches, marked by a passionate desire to expose suffering in its many guises and an inimitable immediacy, rank among the best of the twentieth century. A deep-seated love of travel complemented this interest in world affairs. Wells-but she was as incapable of settling into comfortable long-term relationships as she was of sitting still, and happiness often eluded her despite her professional success.
G. A tall, she made friends easily-among the boldface names that populated her life were Eleanor Roosevelt, glamorous blonde, Leonard Bernstein, and H. Drawn from extensive interviews and with exclusive access to Gellhorn's papers and correspondence, this seminal biography spans half the globe and almost an entire century to offer an exhilarating, intimate portrait of one of the defining women of our times.
Louis in 1908 to her death in london in 1998, china, and most of the great cities of Europe, Cuba, Gellhorn passed through Africa, recording her experiences in first-rate travel writing and fiction.
Talleyrand

Duff cooper’s classic biography contains all the vigor, elegance, and intellect of its remarkable subject. Print ed. Talleyrand returned to france two years later and served under Napoleon, and represented France at the Congress of Vienna. Once a supporter of the revolution, after the fall of the monarchy, he fled to England and then to the United States.
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