Jews in Georgian Society - Foster, Pearl
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The extraordinary lives of the Laras of London during the Georgian period. Abraham collaborated with Pitt the Younger's Government to reduce the National Debt. Esther's husband was a good friend and benefactor of Horatio Nelson. Benjamin was the perpetrator of a huge lottery swindle and his brother, Moses, accumulated a huge fortune. Charlotte Dacre and her father the Jew King were personalities of the day. Their life stories are absorbing and entertaining: drawn from letters, court proceedings and other contemporary sources. Jews in Georgian Society is rich in detail and full of remarkable…mehr

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The extraordinary lives of the Laras of London during the Georgian period. Abraham collaborated with Pitt the Younger's Government to reduce the National Debt. Esther's husband was a good friend and benefactor of Horatio Nelson. Benjamin was the perpetrator of a huge lottery swindle and his brother, Moses, accumulated a huge fortune. Charlotte Dacre and her father the Jew King were personalities of the day. Their life stories are absorbing and entertaining: drawn from letters, court proceedings and other contemporary sources. Jews in Georgian Society is rich in detail and full of remarkable insights into the commonplace and exceptional circumstances of this extended family.
Autorenporträt
Pearl Foster was born in London and moved to Bristol for teacher-training and to complete a degree in Economics and Sociology. Her career in education was followed by ten years as a registrar of births, marriages and deaths. She has pursued a lifelong interest in family history research - in ¿particular a branch of the Lara and Furtado families who escaped the barbarities of the Portuguese inquisition and fled to England. Pearl is married, has two children, is happily retired and will be pleased to hear from anyone tracing similar lines. The author can be contacted at lara.furtado@yahoo.com.