{"product_id":"2026200016013-secondhand-aristocrats-caroline-emily-louisa-and-sarah-lennox-1740-1832","title":"Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa And Sarah Lennox 1740-1832","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the glittering heart of eighteenth-century Britain stood four extraordinary sisters — Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox — whose lives, loves, and ambitions played out against the sweeping backdrop of Georgian society, revolution, and empire. Stella Tillyard's Aristocrats chronicles the parallel lives of these daughters of the Duke of Richmond, tracing their intertwined destinies from the drawing rooms of London and Dublin to the salons of Paris and the wilds of Ireland, spanning nearly a century of upheaval from 1740 to 1832. Through intimate letters and meticulous historical research, Tillyard reconstructs a world of arranged marriages, passionate rebellions, and quiet endurance, presenting four vivid human portraits that are as emotionally resonant as they are historically illuminating.\n\nTillyard's narrative argues that the lives of these aristocratic women offer a unique and revealing lens through which to understand the political and cultural transformations of the Georgian era — including the American and French Revolutions and the birth of Romanticism. Her prose is elegant yet accessible, weaving personal correspondence into grand historical narrative with the skill of a seasoned storyteller, making Aristocrats both a landmark of women's history and a deeply compelling biography. For readers who relish history told through intimate human experience, this is a portrait of an age that refuses to be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342772642011,"sku":"2026200016013-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/fffb35b0-a270-4d70-83af-091816643626.png?v=1790049018","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016013-secondhand-aristocrats-caroline-emily-louisa-and-sarah-lennox-1740-1832","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}