Mistress Of The Elgin Marbles - A Biography Of Mary Nisbet, Countess Of Elgin
分類: 图书,进口原版,Biographies & Memoirs(传记与自传),
基本信息精装正文语种:英语ISBN:0470011408条形码:9780470011409商品尺寸:22.8 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm商品重量:2.3 KgASIN:0470011408商品描述内容简介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.
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“Absorbing...required reading for anyone interested in cultural history as well as the art of biography.” (Booklist )
“A sympathetic and emotionally charged portrait of Mary…[written] with insight and compassion yet without sentimentality.” (Publishers Weekly )
“A lively and welcome account of a charismatic woman.” (People )