Those Wild Wyndhams - Three Sisters at the Heart of Power

Informationen zum Autor Claudia Renton took a Double First at Oxford and was awarded the Gibbs Book Prize for Modern History. Now a practising barrister, she has also enjoyed a career as an actress, appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the National Theatre. She is co-author of Heroes with Simon Sebag Montefiore and was identified as one of the Guardian¿s `new history girls¿ and Vogue¿s 'Bright Stars' of the next decade. She lives in London. Klappentext A rich historical biography about 'those wicked wicked Wyndhams' - three beautiful, cultured aristocratic sisters born into immense wealth in late Victorian Britain. Appeal for readers of "Georgiana" and Stella Tillyard's "Aristocrats". Zusammenfassung Winner of the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2014 A rich historical biography of ‘those wild Wyndhams’ – three cultured aristocratic sisters born into great privilege in late Victorian Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Claudia Renton, Renton Claudia
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9780007544912
• ISBN: 978-0-00-754491-2
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Europe, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Collected biographies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history