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Americans Great Britain Biography Americans Great Britain History 19th century Aristocracy (Social class) Great Britain Biography Aristocracy (Social class) Great Britain History Great Britain Social life and customs 19th century Heiresses Great Britain Biography Heiresses Great Britain History 19th century Lady Churchill, Randolph Spencer 1854-1921Sebba, Anne.
Contents: Just plain Jennie -- I love her better than life itself -- I have placed all my hopes of future happiness in this world on you -- Jennie is quite satisfied with Randolph just now -- I quite forget what it is like to be with people who love me -- rather a relief to get Winston off my hands -- Lord Randolph Churchill will probably always retain a great power of mischief -- All that you are to me...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2007
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Summary: "A deliciously told group biography of the young, rich, American heiresses who married impoverished, British gentry at the turn of the twentieth century - the real women who inspired Downton Abbey. Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange invasion took place in Britain. The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018