Kate Hubbard

Broschiertes Buch

Devices and Desires

Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England

Beschreibung

â The definitive biographyâ Roy StrongThe remarkable story of Bess of Hardwick, her ascent through Elizabethan society and the houses she built that shaped British architectural history. Born in 1521, Bess of Hardwick, businesswoman, money-lender and property tycoon, lived an astonishing eighty-seven years.

Autor

Kate Hubbard has worked variously as a researcher, teacher, publisher's reader, freelance editor and book reviewer. She currently works for the Royal Literary Fund as a Royal Literary Fellow. Her most recent book, Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award. Kate divides her time between London and Dorset. Her interest in Bess of Hardwick began with her love for Bess's only surviving house, Hardwick Hall.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vintage Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 131mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 320g
• ISBN-13: 9780099590224
• ISBN-10: 0099590220
• Artikelnr.: 58264637