Susan Nagel

Mistress of the Elgin Marbles (eBook, ePUB)

A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"A lively and welcome account of a charismatic woman," drawing on the personal correspondence of Lady Mary Bruce, wife of the Earl of Elgin ( People). The remarkable Mary Nisbet was the Countess of Elgin in Romantic-era Scotland and the wife of the seventh Earl of Elgin. When Mary accompanied her husband to diplomatic duty in Turkey, she changed history. She helped bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East, struck a seemingly impossible deal with Napoleon, and arranged the removal of famous marbles from the Parthenon. But all of her accomplishments would be overshadowed, however, by her scandalous divorce. Drawing from Mary's own letters, scholarSusan Nageltells Mary's enthralling, inspiring, and suspenseful story in vibrant detail. "Absorbing . . . required reading for anyone interested in cultural history, as well as the art of biography." - Booklist "A sympathetic and emotionally charged portrait . . . [written] with insight and compassion yet without sentimentality." - Publishers Weekly "A unique life related with animation, admiration, and affection." - Kirkus Reviews

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins e-books
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062029249
• Artikelnr.: 38006434

Autorenporträt

Susan Nagel is the author of a critically acclaimed book on the novels of Jean Giraudoux. She has written for the stage, the screen, scholarly journals, the Gannett newspaper chain, and Town & Country. A professor in the humanities department of Marymount Manhattan College, she lives in New York City.