Miss Palmer's Diary

Informationen zum Autor Dame Gillian Wagner has been Chair of Barnardo's and Carnegie UK. She is the author of Thomas Coram, Gent; The Chocolate Conscience; Barnardo and Children of the Empire. Klappentext In 1847, seventeen-year-old Miss Ellen Palmer had the world at her feet. A debutante at the start of her first London season, Ellen was beautiful, rich and accomplished and about to experience the world of dances, opera visits and dinner parties which were a rite-of-passage for young women of her class. To record the glittering whirl of activity, Ellen started writing a diary, a unique daily account which was discovered over a century later by her descendants. For Ellen, the path to true love did not run smooth - after a scandalous encounter with a duplicitous Swedish count, her marriage prospects were dealt a heavy blow. But Ellen was a woman ahead of her time. Undeterred by her increasing social isolation, she set off on a treacherous trip across Europe in pursuit of her beloved brother Roger, an officer in the Crimean War. In doing so she became one of the first women to visit the battlefield at Balaclava. Ellen's diaries provide a first-hand account of the realities of debutante life in Victorian London whilst also telling the story of an inspirational young woman, her quest for love and her spectacular journey from the ballroom to the battlefield. Vorwort Fascinating true story of a woman ahead of her time Zusammenfassung Fascinating true story of a woman ahead of her time Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionA Strange FamilyThe Grand TourPreparing for the London SeasonThe London SeasonCountry Life in IrelandA Fatal AttractionA Bleak and Cheerless FutureHeartbreakMusic her Only SolaceJoy and DespairA Parting of the WaysTo Constantinople The Crimea – So Near and yet so FarBalaclavaLove at LastEpilogue

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gililan Wagner, Gillian Wagner, Wagner Gillian
• Editore: Tauris, I.B.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.09.2017
• EAN: 9781788310062
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-006-2
• Pagine: 312
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 233 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Diaries, letters & journals, Biography: historical, political & military, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: historical, political and military, Crimean War, Published diaries, letters and journals