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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Fraser, Antonia, 1932-     Subjects     Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828.     Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Relations with women.     Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848 -- Marriage.     Women novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.     Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.     Politicians' spouses -- Great Britain -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Fraser, Antonia, 1932-       by title:      Lady Caroline Lamb :...       by call number:      921 L218f     Search the Web     Fraser, Antonia, 1932-     Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828.     Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Relations with women.     Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848 -- Marriage.     Women novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.     Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.     Politicians' spouses -- Great Britain -- Biography.       MARC Display

Lady Caroline Lamb : a free spirit / Antonia Fraser. by Fraser, Antonia, 1932- Pegasus Books, 2023. Call #: 921 L218f Subjects Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828.   Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 -- Relations with women.   Melbourne, William Lamb, Viscount, 1779-1848 -- Marriage.   Women novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.   Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.   Politicians' spouses -- Great Britain -- Biography. ISBN:  9781639364053 (hc) Edition:  1st Pegasus Books cloth ed. Description:  xiv, 205 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "The vivid and dramatic life of Lady Caroline Lamb, whose scandalous love affair with Lord Byron overshadowed her own creativity and desire to break free from society's constraints. From the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. She also had a merciless wit and talent for mimicry. She spoke French and German fluently, knew Greek and Latin, and sketched impressive portraits. As the niece of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, she was already well connected, and her courtly skills resulted in her marriage to the Hon. William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne) at the age on nineteen. For a few years they enjoyed a happy marriage, despite Lamb's siblings and mother-in-law detesting her and referring to her as 'the little beast'. In 1812 Caroline embarked on a well-publicised affair with the poet Lord Byron -- he was 24, she 26. Her phrase 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' became his lasting epitaph. When he broke things off, Caroline made increasingly public attempts to reunite. Her obsession came to define much of her later life, as well as influencing her own writing -- most notably the Gothic novel Glenarvon -- and Byron's. Antonia Fraser's vividly compelling biography animates the life of 'a free spirit' who was far more than mad, bad and dangerous to know."--Publisher. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Biography 921 L218f Adult books Checked out Aug 22, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Biography 921 L218f Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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