Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin, (Paperback)

from Cariola

Mary Nisbet led quite a fascinating life in the late 1700s and 1800s. One of the wealthiest women in Scotland and heir to an even larger fortune, at a young age she married Lord Elgin, aristocratic but debt-ridden diplomat who counted on his wife's money to finance his interest in antiquities. Th...

from setnahkt

Mary Nesbit was the richest heiress in Scotland when she married Lord Elgin at age 21. He, in turn, had just been posted as ambassador to Istanbul – a highly sensitive diplomatic position during the Napoleonic wars. His beautiful young wife charmed the Ottomans, becoming the first European woman ...

from dylkit

Too much mistress, not enough marbles...

from timswings

This is the history of a charismatic woman, Mary Nisbet, countess of Elgin (1778-1855) who together with her husband the seventh Earl of Elgin played a decisive role in getting the Elgin Marbles to England. The divorce of this couple, fine de fleur from Great Britain's aristocracy, made them the ...

from CindyBytes

Seldom do I read Biographies and feel so intimately close to the subject as I did with this skilfully researched piece of work. I felt as if I had lived right along with Mary through her travels, adventures, exploits and tragedies. Packed with romantic locals and historical people. It's an intima...