Fanny Lear: Love and Scandal in Tsarist Russia - Couverture souple

McDonald, Eva

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1475924291 ISBN 13 : 9781475924299

Editeur : iUniverse, 2012

Synopsis

Fanny Lear "Fanny Lear: Love and Scandal in Tsarist Russia>/i> tells the story of Harriet Clarissima Ely Blackford, also known as Fanny Lear. She was an American courtesan in the late nineteenth century, a strong, independent woman who refused to accept the restrictions placed on women by society at the time. In her short, adventure-filled life, her travels took her from Philadelphia to the social heights of Europe and ultimately to Tsarist Russia, where an affair with the Tsar's nephew culminated in her arrest and expulsion from Russia. Various diplomatic reports from the US State Department detail the scandalous events and the dire implications of this ill-fated love...

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Fanny Lear: Love and Scandal in Tsarist Russia>/i> tells the story of Harriet Clarissima Ely Blackford, also known as Fanny Lear. She was an American courtesan in the late nineteenth century, a strong, independent woman who refused to accept the res

Biographie de l'auteur :

Eva and Dan McDonald, from Portugal and Scotland respectively, have followed global career paths with US multinational companies. Their two sons were born in Iran and Nigeria. Their diverse language skills together with residential experience in

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• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1475924291
• ISBN 13: 9781475924299
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 314