{"product_id":"lady-caroline-lamb-a-free-spirit-paperback","title":"Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonia Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe vivid and dramatic life of Lady Caroline Lamb, whose scandalous love affair with Lord Byron overshadowed her own creativity and desire to break free from society's constraints.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the outset, Caroline Lamb had a rebellious nature. From childhood she grew increasingly troublesome, experimenting with sedatives like laudanum, and she had a special governess to control her. She also had a merciless wit and talent for mimicry. She spoke French and German fluently, knew Greek and Latin, and sketched impressive portraits. As the niece of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, she was already well connected, and her courtly skills resulted in her marriage to the Hon. William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne) at the age on nineteen. For a few years they enjoyed a happy marriage, despite Lamb's siblings and mother-in-law detesting her and referring to her as \"the little beast.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1812 Caroline embarked on a well-publicised affair with the poet Lord Byron - he was 24, she 26. Her phrase 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' became his lasting epitaph. When he broke things off, Caroline made increasingly public attempts to reunite. Her obsession came to define much of her later life, as well as influencing her own writing - most notably the Gothic novel \u003ci\u003eGlenarvon\u003c\/i\u003e - and Byron's. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAntonia Fraser's vividly compelling biography animates the life of \"a free spirit\" who was far more than mad, bad and dangerous to know.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntonia Fraser \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of many widely acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers. She was awarded the Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000 and was made a DBE in 2011 for services to literature. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eMary Queen of Scots\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e King Charles II\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The Weaker Vessel: Woman's Lot in Seventeenth-Century England\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Wolfson History Prize;\u003ci\u003e Marie Antoinette: The Journey; Perilous Question\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e The King and the Catholics\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Wives of Henry VIII. Must You Go?\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir of her life with Harold Pinter, was published in 2010, and \u003ci\u003eMy History: A Memoir of Growing Up\u003c\/i\u003e in 2015. Fraser's \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Married Woman \u003c\/i\u003eis available from Pegasus Books. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.98 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53015144563021,"sku":"9781639367863","price":30.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/Cy0sISJF0d9781639367863.webp?v=1766138130","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/lady-caroline-lamb-a-free-spirit-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}