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Memoirs of a Highland Lady
Elizabeth Grant
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Description for Memoirs of a Highland Lady
Paperback. Written between 1845 and 1854 the memoirs contained in this book were intended for Elizabeth's family. These records of life in the early nineteenth century and the Rothiemurchus estate form a picture of her time. Editor(s): Tod, Andrew. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 49. Weight in Grams: 482. 720 pages. Written between 1845 and 1854 the memoirs contained in this book were intended for Elizabeth's family. These records of life in the early nineteenth century and the Rothiemurchus estate form a picture of her time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 49. Weight: 558.
Memoirs of a Highland Lady is one of the most famous memoirs ever written. Since its first bowdlerised edition in 1898, it has been consistently in print. This is the first ever complete text.
Written between 1845 and 1854 the memoirs were originally intended simply for Elizabeth's family, but these vivid and inimitable records of life in the early nineteenth century, and above all of the great Rothiemurchus estate, full of sharp observation and wit, form an unforgettable picture of her time.
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
720
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841957579
SKU
V9781841957579
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99-99
About Elizabeth Grant
Elizabeth Grant (1797-1885) was born in Edinburgh's fashionable New Town. Most of her childhood was spent in London and on the family estate, Rothiemurchus, on Speyside. She was educated by governesses and in the social graces by various tutors, finally entering Edinburgh society at the end of the Napoleonic wars. The trauma of a broken engagement was followed by ... Read more
Reviews for Memoirs of a Highland Lady
If you have never read it before, do so now...compelling...delicious insights into a way of life long passed, as well as glimpses of the familiar...a warm, human, revealing account of a young woman's life.
Scottish Review of Books
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