Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III - Softcover

Fraser, Flora

3.89

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9780719561092: Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719561094 ISBN 13: 9780719561092

Publisher: John Murray, 2005

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King George III believed that his six daughters were perfectly content with a life of charitable works and lady-like accomplishments at Windsor. But secretly, as Flora Fraser's absorbing narrative of royal repression and sexual licence shows, the sisters enjoyed startling freedom. Scandal and intrigue often erupted within the castle walls as the sisters forged lives torn between love for an ailing father and longing for independence.

With unparalleled access to Royal and private family papers, Flora Fraser turns the historical searchlight on George III and his daughters. Writing with wit, zest and sympathy, she creates an extraordinary historical saga and confirms her place among our finest biographers.

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Review:

Riveting and beautifully written... intimate and revealing... utterly poignant (Sunday Telegraph)

Fraser weaves her story from the Princess' letters, and the "confident, conspiratorial, allusive" lines that ley bare their gilded lives (Sunday Herald)

A beautifully balanced and often very moving narrative (Times Literary Supplement)

Compelling... seekers after monarchy with a human face need look no further (Literary Review)

A rattling good yarn, with all the ingredients of a Gothic romance, including madness, tragedy, illegitimate children, imprisoned princesses and threatened inheritance. (Lady)

Meticulously detailed and deeply researched (Spectator)

A sparkling narrative skilfully weaves together a wealth of historical detail (This England)

Definitive and beautifully researched ... tenderly and movingly recounted ... captivating (Tatler)

Beautifully crafted, witty, scholarly, and sympathetic (Telegraph)

Fascinating, highly accomplished, admirable (Mail on Sunday)

Book Description:

'A real-life Regency tale, full of cads, bounders, elopements, affairs, madness and illegitimate offspring' Sunday Herald

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