Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (Paperback)

from bookcrushblog

A comprehensive portrayal of 18th century Britain's most captivating female politico. As always, it is instructive to return to the source when a movie is being made about a lightning rod figure from history. Foreman does a fine job of contrasting Georgiana's extraordinary political life with her...

from bhowell

This is an historical biograghy of a fascinating and powerful woman which takes the reader inside the politics of 18th century Britain. This story is important because the duchess was the first real political fundraiser and and stategist who made an organized campaign for votes using every tool a...

from Staramber

When I had made my way to the last forty pages of this biography I suddenly had a thought. 'Oh Christ she is going to die soon.' I wasn't really ready to stop spending my time with the Duchess of Devonshire. She had a life so interesting that it seems to be a gift to those who are trying to read ...

from naimahaviland

I enjoyed The Duchess, a biography of the 18th century Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, written by Amanda Foreman. This biography was thorough. It follows her life ranging from birth to death, including all the changes in culture, politics, the arts, and so on that influenced her and that SHE in...

from schmal06

More complex and less forgiving than the movie and overall an easy read. Foreman depicts Georgiana as endlessly charming, beautiful, intelligent, compassionate, but hopelessly flawed. We see her grow from the leader of the ton to one of the most influential members of the Whig party. Through perp...