Some celebrated Irish beauties of the last century / by Frances Gerard
1895, First Edition. London : Ward and Downey Ltd. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Hinges starting; boards stained. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #400599
Physical description: xxiv, 299 pages, illustrations, 7 portraits (including frontispiece); 23 cm. Contents: Introduction-Mary Molesworth, countess of Belvedere.-Eleanor Ambrose, "the dangerous papist"-The Gunnings.-Maria, countess of Coventry.-Elizabeth, duchess of Hamilton and Argyll.-Mrs. Travis and the other two daughters.-General Gunning and the story of his daughter Gunilda.-Peg Woffington.-Dorothea Monroe.-The three Miss Montgomerys.-Elizabeth La Touche, countess of Lanesborough.-Anne Luttrell, duchess of Cumberland.-The romance of the Coghlans of Ardo.-Miss Farren, countess of Derby.-Appendix.-Index. Subjects: Women ; Biography; Femmes ; Biographies; Women; Ireland ; Biography; Ireland Social life and customs; Ireland History 18th century; Ireland; Women Ireland Eighteenth Century 18th Lives Biographical Details Social History Society.
Price: €60.00