Mary Elizabeth Lucy
Autor de Mistress of Charlecote: The Memoirs of Mary Elizabeth Lucy
Obras de Mary Elizabeth Lucy
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- female
Miembros
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Miembros
- 54
- Popularidad
- #299,230
- Valoración
- 3.5
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 3
My friend Bridget has a habit of bringing tempting books along to the cafe of a Sunday, and I snapped up this life story of a Victorian matron, edited and commented on by the wife of her great-grandson. This starts off as a charming portrait of girlhood and family, with the requisite giggling over suitors and ‘coming out’ balls, then encompasses her marriage and creation of a formidable family of her own. Rather more domestically than nationally inclined, and very much written for her grand-daughters, this is a remarkable document. However, the life expectancy and mortality rates of the times mean that it becomes somewhat of a harrowing read at times, with her husband, siblings and children dying younger than one would hope and in often distressing circumstances, so not one to read if you’re feeling a bit delicate. Remarkable and interesting as the surviving memoir of a very different way of life.… (más)