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 Scandalous Life, A: A Biography of Jane Digby by Lovell, Mary S. |
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Brief Description An aristocatic beauty, Jane Digby's divorce from Lord Ellenborough was one of England's most scandalous at that time. Her subsequent lovers included a prince and King Ludwig I of Bavaria before she found the love of her life, Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab, a Bedouin nobleman 20 years her junior. |
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Author Information Mary Lovell is the author of the bestselling biographies of Beryl Markham, STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING, and of Amelia Earhart, THE SOUND OF WINGS. She is currently engaged on a dual biography of Richard and Isabel Burton. |
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Author Profile Mary Lovell is the author of the bestselling biographies of Beryl Markham, STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING, and of Amelia Earhart, THE SOUND OF WINGS. She is currently engaged on a dual biography of Richard and Isabel Burton. |
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Synopsis The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart -- and hormones -- ruled her head.' Harpers and Queen A celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce a few years later was one of England s most scandalous at that time. In her quest for passionate fulfilment she had lovers which included an Austrian prince, King Ludvig I of Bavaria, and a Greek count whose infidelities drove her to the Orient. In Syria, she found the love of her life, a Bedouin nobleman, Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab who was twenty years her junior. Bestselling biographer Mary Lovell has produced from Jane Digby's diaries not only a sympathetic and dramatic portrait of a rare woman, but a fascinating glimpse into the centuries-old Bedouin tradition that is now almost lost. |
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