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Privilege and Scandal: The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana | 
 enlarge | Author: Janet Gleeson
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 25397
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0307381986
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780307381989
ASIN: 0307381986
Publication Date: June 24, 2008
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A revealing portrait of one of the most glamorous, influential, and notorious members of the Spencer family
Intelligent, attractive, and born into wealth, Harriet Spencer, ancestor of Princess Diana, married Frederick, Viscount Duncannon, at the age of nineteen. But it was her affair with Lord Granville Leveson Gower that resulted in the birth of two children and all but consumed Harriet’s life.
The first comprehensive biography of Lady Harriet Spencer, Privilege & Scandal gives readers an inside look at the British aristocracy during the decadent eighteenth century, while bringing one of the era’s most intriguing women to life.
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 what a woman! April 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
harriet was no stranger to private and public scandels but lived a life she wanted to.she had two unwed childern while hiding pregancy when living with her husband.running up huge gambling debts,being interest in politics when women had no say in politics at all.
What a life October 3, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Before I read the biographies of Harriet and Georgiana, I thought the stories of 50,000 gambling debts were just made up for romantic novels. Harriet and her sister Georgiana, members of the influential Spencer family, made "brilliant" marriages, set the fashion trends of their times, lived scandalous lives, and mixed with royalty in England and across Europe. Their interest and influence in politics were incredible for a time when women were still thought of as useless and frivolous creatures. This biography is well documented and gives a great introduction to late 18th Century English society.
 A Real Page-Turner August 10, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Highly recommend this book. Harriet had a celebrated life like her more famous older sister, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Harriet's world included a who's-who of late 18th-early 19th century English society. If you liked Amanda Foreman's book on Georgiana, you will really enjoy this book on Harriet...a star in her own right.
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