D. Lee

Gebundenes Buch

Romantic Liars

Obscure Women Who Became Impostors and Challenged an Empire

Beschreibung

Lee unfolds the stories of six women with a cast of supporting characters such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Benjamin Franklin, Stamford Raffles and Napoleon against the grand narrative of England's 18th century empire building. This book is a meticulously researched, spellbinding tale of tragedy, transformation and triumph in the age of reason.

Autor

DEBBIE LEE is Assistant Professor of English, Washington State University, USA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-312-29458-8
• 2006 edition
• Seitenzahl: 249
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 146mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9780312294588
• ISBN-10: 0312294581
• Artikelnr.: 22098009

Rezensionen

'The stories told by Debbie Lee in Romatic Liars - of women who led fake lives and fooled a great many people - are extraordinary.' - Sharon Ruston, Times Literary Supplement