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With the death of her fabulously wealthy coal magnate father when she was just eleven, Mary Eleanor Bowes became the richest heiress in Britain. An ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II, Mary grew to be a highly educated young woman, winning acclaim as a playwright and botanist. Courted by a bevy of... read more
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- Mary Eleanor: I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the Georgian period of English history, especially the rights of married women. They didn't have any!
- Mary Eleanor Bowes: Add a description of this character.
- George Bowes
- Hannah
- George Stoney
- Dorothy
- Paterson
- Maria
- Mary Gowland
- Thomas Lyon
- George Gray
- William Davis
- Lady Strathmore
- John Hunter
- Mrs. Montagu
- Mary Morgan
- Mrs. Houghton
- Bate
- George Walker
- Eliza
- James Farrer
- Anne
- Robert Thompson
- Sarah
- Polly
- St Paul
- Robinson
- Mahon
- Glamis
- Adcock
- Erskine
- Farrer
- Gordon
- Mingay
- Hickey
- Thompson
- Mansfield
- Scott
- Masson
- Gibside
- Captain Farrer
- Jesse Foot
- Mrs. Ord
- Hull
- George Iii
- Mary Stoney
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Settling down to read his newspaper by the candlelight illuminating the dining room of the Adelphi Tavern, John Hull anticipated a quiet evening.
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- Wendy Moore (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 941.07092
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