Wild romance : the true story of a Victorian scandal
Schama, Chloë2011
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What started as a friendly conversation between Theresa Longworth and army officer William Charles Yelverton, on a steamer bound from France to England in 1852, would culminate nearly a decade later in one of the biggest public scandals the era had ever witnessed, with enormous implications for society at large.
Main title:
Wild romance : the true story of a Victorian scandal / Chloë Schama.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2011.
Collation:
xiv, 249 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408809549 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Yelverton, Thérèse, Viscountess Avonmore, 1832?-1881Yelverton, Thérèse, Viscountess Avonmore, 1832?-1881 -- MarriageAvonmore, William Charles Yelverton, Viscount, 1824-1883 -- MarriageWomen -- Great Britain -- BiographyMarriage law -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centurySingle women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryScandals -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- History -- 19th centuryBiography
BRN:
703116
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