Lady Caroline Lamb : a free spirit
Fraser, Antonia, 1932-2024
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From the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. As the niece of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, she was already well connected, and her courtly skills resulted in her marriage to the Hon. William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne) at the age of 19. For a few years they enjoyed a happy marriage, despite Lamb's siblings and mother-in-law detesting her and referring to her as 'the little beast'. In 1812 Caroline embarked on a well-publicised affair with the poet Lord Byron - he was 24, she 26. Her phrase 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' became his lasting epitaph. When he broke things off, Caroline made increasingly public attempts to reunite. Her obsession came to define much of her later life, as well as influencing her own writing, and Byron's.
Main title:
Lady Caroline Lamb : a free spirit / Antonia Fraser.
Author:
Fraser, Antonia, 1932-, author
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2024.
Collation:
xvi, 205 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2023.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781474624848 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.7BLAM
Language:
English
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BRN:
1414865
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