Wild romance : the true story of a Victorian scandal
Schama, Chloë2010
Books, Manuscripts
What started as a friendly conversation between Theresa Longworth, & an army officer, William Charles Yelverton, on a steamer bound from France to England in 1852 would culminate nearly a decade later in one of the biggest public scandals the era had witnessed, with enormous implications for society at large.
Main title:
Wild romance : the true story of a Victorian scandal / Chloë Schama.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2010.
Collation:
xiv, 249 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408807026 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.081092941'.081'092
Language:
English
Subject:
Yelverton, Thérèse, Viscountess Avonmore, 1832?-1881Yelverton, Thérèse, Viscountess Avonmore, 1832?-1881 -- MarriageAvonmore, William Charles Yelverton, Viscount, 1824-1883 -- MarriageWomen -- Great Britain -- BiographyMarriage law -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centurySingle women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryScandals -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryGreat Britain -- History -- 19th century
BRN:
259666