The Viceroy's Daughters: The Lives of the Curzon Sisters by Anne De Courcy: Used

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Publication Date
2002-04-02
Pages
432
ISBN
9780066210612
Book Title
Viceroy's Daughters : the Lives of the Curzon Sisters
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
9.1 in
Publication Year
2002
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.3 in
Author
Anne De Courcy
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Women, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Historical
Item Weight
28.6 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
432 Pages

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0066210615
ISBN-13
9780066210612
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1800349

Product Key Features

Book Title
Viceroy's Daughters : the Lives of the Curzon Sisters
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Historical
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Anne De Courcy
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
28.6 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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Trade
LCCN
2002-022251
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
de Courcy is a keen and experienced topographer of the landscape of upper class Britain in the 1920's and 30's., Penetrating…a brilliant evocation of the British aristocracy at its high water mark, and a rich read, at once informative, diverting and amusing., Penetrating...a brilliant evocation of the British aristocracy at its high water mark, and a rich read, at once informative, diverting and amusing., "[An] absorbing and well written biography . . . too heady to resist." -- Sunday Times (London) "Penetrating...a brilliant evocation of the British aristocracy at its high water mark, and a rich read, at once informative, diverting and amusing." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch "de Courcy is a keen and experienced topographer of the landscape of upper class Britain in the 1920's and 30's." -- New York Times Book Review "Irresistable...this intimate family portrait is chock full of tantalizing glamour and gossip." -- Booklist "Their antics make the present crop of royals and members of Parliament look positively staid." -- Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal
941.0820922
Synopsis
"The Viceroy's Daughters is the riveting chronicle of the dazzling lives of three remarkable sisters -- aristocratic, rich, spirited and willful-born when the wealth and privilege of the British upper classes were at their zenith.Irene (born 1896), Cynthia (born 1898) and Alexandra (born 1904) were the three daughters of Lord Curzon, viceroy of India from 1898 to 1905 and probably the grandest and most self-confident imperial servant Britain ever possessed. After the death of his fabulously rich American wife in 1906, Curzon embarked on a long love affair with the novelist Elinor Glyn, before dropping her to marry his rich and beautiful second wife. It was his fierce determination to control every aspect of his daughters' lives -- including the money that was rightfully theirs -- that led them one by one to revolt against their father.The three Curzon sisters were at the very heart of the fast and glittering world of the twenties and thirties. Irene, intensely musical and a passionate fox hunter, had love affairs with the glamorous Melton Mowbray hunting set. Cynthia (Cimmie) married Sir Oswald Mosley, joining him first in the Labour Party, where she became a popular and successful Labour MP herself, then following him into fascism. Alexandra (Baba), the youngest and most beautiful, married the Prince of Wales's best friend -- and best man -- Fruity Metcalfe. On Cimmie's early death in 1933, Baba flung herself into a long and passionate affair with Mosley and a liaison with Mussolini's ambassador to London, Count Grandi, while simultaneously enjoying the romantic devotion of the foreign secretary, Lord Halifax.The sisters saw British fascism from behind the scenes and had anequally intimate view of the arrival of Wallis Simpson and the marriage and life of the Windsors. The war found them based at "the Dorch" (the Dorchester Hotel), their days spent nursing wounded soldiers, working in canteens, lecturing and doing other war work. Toward the end of their extraordinary lives, the two surviving sisters became pillars of the establishment, Irene made one of the first four life peers in 1958 for her work with youth clubs, while Baba was recognized for her tireless efforts for the Save the Children Fund with a CBE.Based on unpublished letters and diaries, "The Viceroy's Daughters throws new light on Oswald Mosley, Nancy Astor and the Cliveden set, Lord Halifax, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It is also a wonderfully revealing portrait of British upper-class life in the first half of the twentieth century., The Viceroy's Daughters is the riveting chronicle of the dazzling lives of three remarkable sisters -- aristocratic, rich, spirited and willful-born when the wealth and privilege of the British upper classes were at their zenith. Irene (born 1896), Cynthia (born 1898) and Alexandra (born 1904) were the three daughters of Lord Curzon, viceroy of India from 1898 to 1905 and probably the grandest and most self-confident imperial servant Britain ever possessed. After the death of his fabulously rich American wife in 1906, Curzon embarked on a long love affair with the novelist Elinor Glyn, before dropping her to marry his rich and beautiful second wife. It was his fierce determination to control every aspect of his daughters' lives -- including the money that was rightfully theirs -- that led them one by one to revolt against their father. The three Curzon sisters were at the very heart of the fast and glittering world of the twenties and thirties. Irene, intensely musical and a passionate fox hunter, had love affairs with the glamorous Melton Mowbray hunting set. Cynthia (Cimmie) married Sir Oswald Mosley, joining him first in the Labour Party, where she became a popular and successful Labour MP herself, then following him into fascism. Alexandra (Baba), the youngest and most beautiful, married the Prince of Wales's best friend -- and best man -- Fruity Metcalfe. On Cimmie's early death in 1933, Baba flung herself into a long and passionate affair with Mosley and a liaison with Mussolini's ambassador to London, Count Grandi, while simultaneously enjoying the romantic devotion of the foreign secretary, Lord Halifax. The sisters saw British fascism from behind the scenes and had an equally intimate view of the arrival of Wallis Simpson and the marriage and life of the Windsors. The war found them based at "the Dorch" (the Dorchester Hotel), their days spent nursing wounded soldiers, working in canteens, lecturing and doing other war work. Toward the end of their extraordinary lives, the two surviving sisters became pillars of the establishment, Irene made one of the first four life peers in 1958 for her work with youth clubs, while Baba was recognized for her tireless efforts for the Save the Children Fund with a CBE. Based on unpublished letters and diaries, The Viceroy's Daughters throws new light on Oswald Mosley, Nancy Astor and the Cliveden set, Lord Halifax, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It is also a wonderfully revealing portrait of British upper-class life in the first half of the twentieth century., In this tell-all biography--based on unpublished letters and diaries--Anne de Courcy brings into focus the desires, secrets, and passions of three dazzling women through World War II and beyond. A scintillating look at an exciting and influential era and the women who helped shape it, this is biography and history at its finest. 8 page photo insert.
LC Classification Number
CT787.C87D4 2002

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