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Romantic Liars: Obscure Women Who Became Impostors and Challenged an Empire
Debbie Lee
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Description for Romantic Liars: Obscure Women Who Became Impostors and Challenged an Empire
Hardcover. Lee unfolds the stories of six women with a cast of supporting characters such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Benjamin Franklin, Stamford Raffles and Napoleon against the grand narrative of England's 18th century empire building. This book is a meticulously researched, spellbinding tale of tragedy, transformation and triumph in the age of reason. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Lee unfolds the stories of six women with a cast of supporting characters such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Benjamin Franklin, Stamford Raffles and Napoleon against the grand narrative of England's 18th century empire building. This book is a meticulously researched, spellbinding tale of tragedy, transformation and triumph in the age of reason.
Lee unfolds the stories of six women with a cast of supporting characters such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Benjamin Franklin, Stamford Raffles and Napoleon against the grand narrative of England's 18th century empire building. This book is a meticulously researched, spellbinding tale of tragedy, transformation and triumph in the age of reason.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312294588
SKU
V9780312294588
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About Debbie Lee
DEBBIE LEE is Assistant Professor of English, Washington State University, USA.
Reviews for Romantic Liars: Obscure Women Who Became Impostors and Challenged an Empire
'The stories told by Debbie Lee in Romatic Liars - of women who led fake lives and fooled a great many people - are extraordinary.' - Sharon Ruston, Times Literary Supplement