Buy this book on-line Nagel, Susan : Mistress of the Elgin Marbles - A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of ElginWilliam Morrow., New York, 2004 ISBN 0060545542
Filled with romance, danger, and scandal, this book is the intriguing story of one of the most influential women of the Romantic era whose exploits enriched world culture immeasurably. The richest heiress in Scotland and the wife of accomplished diplomat Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, she traveled to Turkey when Elgin was appointed the Ambassador-Extraordinaire to the Ottoman Empire. Using details from primary sources & excerpts form the countess's own letters, the author draws a vivid portrait of this woman who helped bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East, financed the removal and safe passage to England of classical marbles from the Parthenon, and struck a deal with Napoleon that no politician could have accomplished. Accomplishments overshadowed by her affair with her husband's best friend and the most lurid and salacious divorce trial in London's history. 294 p. plates bibliography. index. Remainder mark. else as new.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: As New Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Nagel, Susan : Mistress of the Elgin Marbles - A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, used books, out of print books, fine bindings and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |