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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Eatwell, Piu Marie.     Subjects     Portland, William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Duke of, 1800-1879.     Eccentrics and eccentricities -- England -- Biography.     Missing persons -- England -- History -- 19th century.     Fraud -- England -- History -- 19th century.     Trials (Fraud) -- England -- History -- 19th century.     Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Eatwell, Piu Marie.       by title:      The dead duke, his s...       by call number:      364.163 P852e     Search the Web     Eatwell, Piu Marie.     Portland, William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Duke of, 1800-1879.     Eccentrics and eccentricities -- England -- Biography.     Missing persons -- England -- History -- 19th century.     Fraud -- England -- History -- 19th century.     Trials (Fraud) -- England -- History -- 19th century.     Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Biography.       MARC Display

The dead duke, his secret wife, and the missing corpse : an extraordinary Edwardian case of deception and intrigue / Piu Marie Eatwell. by Eatwell, Piu Marie. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2015. Call #: 364.163 P852e Subjects Portland, William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Duke of, 1800-1879.   Eccentrics and eccentricities -- England -- Biography.   Missing persons -- England -- History -- 19th century.   Fraud -- England -- History -- 19th century.   Trials (Fraud) -- England -- History -- 19th century.   Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Biography. ISBN:  9781631491238 (hc.) Edition:  First American edition. Description:  xiii, 338 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  "One of the most notorious and bizarre mysteries of the Edwardian age, for readers who loved The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher. At the close of the Victorian era, as now, privacy was power. The extraordinarily wealthy 5th Duke of Portland had a mania for it, hiding in his horsedrawn carriage and creating tunnels between buildings to avoid being seen. So when, in 1897, an elderly widow asked the court to exhume the grave of her late father-in-law, T.C. Druce, under the suspicion that he'd led a double life as the 5th Duke, no one could dismiss her claim. The eccentric duke, Anna Maria was sure, had faked his death as Druce, and, therefore, her son should inherit the Portland millions. A lurid, decade-long case was born. Uncovering new archival treasures and offering a 'lively account of... the lies, deceit, and hypocrisy of Victorian society' (The Times), Piu Marie Eatwell evokes an era in transition, when the rise of sensationalist media blurred every fact into fiction, and when family secrets and fluid identities pushed class anxieties to new heights."--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 364.163 P852e Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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