The Confessions Of The Countess Of Strathmore (1793) - Couverture souple

Strathmore, Mary Eleanor Bowes

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1104911027 ISBN 13 : 9781104911027

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2009

Synopsis

The Confessions Of The Countess Of Strathmore is an autobiographical book written by Mary Eleanor Bowes, the Countess of Strathmore, in 1793. The book details the life of the Countess from her childhood to her marriage and the subsequent abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Andrew Robinson Stoney.The book is divided into three parts. The first part details the Countess's early life, her education, and her marriage to Stoney. The second part focuses on the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, including physical violence and emotional manipulation. The third part describes the Countess's escape from Stoney and her subsequent legal battles to regain control of her estate.Throughout the book, the Countess is candid about her experiences and emotions, providing readers with an intimate look into her life. She also discusses the societal expectations placed on women during her time and the challenges she faced as a woman trying to assert her independence.The Confessions Of The Countess Of Strathmore is a groundbreaking book for its time, as it was one of the first autobiographical works written by a woman in the English language. It remains a powerful and compelling account of one woman's struggle for freedom and independence in a society that sought to control and oppress her.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1104911027
• ISBN 13: 9781104911027
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 102
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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