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England's Mistress
The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
by Kate Williams
ISBN: 0345461940
ISBN-13: 9780345461940
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: 2006
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.65 pounds
Pages: 415
Publisher's Notes
A vivid biography of Emma Hamilton re-creates her dramatic rags-to-riches saga from her birth as the daughter of a blacksmith in a poor English mining town, through her colorful career as a mistress to one aristocrat and wife of another, to her notorious association with British naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson. 50,000 first printing.
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England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
Kate Williams
[ Edition: Reprint ]. Good Condition. Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub Date: 10/24/2006 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 432 [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] ( more information) Offered by BookHolders (United States)
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England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton [Hardcover]
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Very good though subtly ex-library, with few exterior markings. Ballantine, 2006, first ed. first printing. in VG original pictorial dust jacket, in Mylar. No reader's marks. great color illus. ( more information) Offered by NedSparrowBooks.com (United States)
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Kate Williams
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