| The King in Love: Edward VII's Mistresses CD Edition Contributor(s): Aronson, Theo (Author), Grindell, Shaun (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1494516446 ISBN-13: 9781494516444 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $40.49 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Royalty - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: 941.082 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.4" W x 5.5" (0.60 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The King in Love is an all-embracing account of the loves of that celebrated royal womanizer, Edward VII, as Prince of Wales and King. It is also a study of the three women with whom the King was most deeply in love-his official mistresses, Lillie Langtry, Daisy Warwick, and Alice Keppel. Spanning three decades and packed with incident, scandal, and high romance, the story is set in the extravagant and hypocritical world of late Victorian and Edwardian society. It is full of colorful characters: Edward's beautiful and betrayed wife Alexandra; the three cuckolded husbands-Edward Langtry, the Earl of Warwick, and the Honorable George Keppel; the flamboyant Oscar Wilde; the sensuous Sarah Bernhardt; the dissipated Prince Albert Victor; and the sexually complex W. E. Gladstone. Royal biographer Theo Aronson draws on new and unfamiliar material in this vivid book and reassesses many aspects of his subjects' lives. He challenges long-established myths and reveals much that was hitherto unknown-not least the extraordinary scene that took place at the deathbed of King Edward VII. The result is a brilliant evocation of a world, and a way of life, that is gone forever. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aronson, Theo: - Theo Aronson is the author of over twenty works of royal historical biography, including Grandmama of Europe, Napoleon and Josephine, and Princess Margaret. In the course of writing and researching these books he has interviewed members of Britain's royal family and members of the royal households.Grindell, Shaun: - Born and raised in Southampton, England, Shaun Grindell is an accomplished actor who trained at the Calland School of Speech and Drama and the Lee Strasberg Actors Institute in London. An AudioFile Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator, Shaun has narrated many titles in different genres. |