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11 de mar. de 2007 · Lady Caroline Lamb. March 11, 2007 by Vic. Caroline Ponsonby married William Lamb in 1805 with the expectation of inheriting wealth and riches, but her father-in-law was still living at the time of her death in 1828. A woman of independent character who rarely conformed to society’s expectations, “Caro” still provokes strong reactions to ...
1 de feb. de 2023 · Lady Caroline Lamb née Ponsonby (1785-1828) electrified Regency England. Whether by the personal care of her disabled son Augustus, dressing up as a pageboy,...
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17 de dic. de 2015 · Lady Caroline Lamb , among Lord Byron's many lovers, stands out - vilified, portrayed as a self-destructive nymphomaniac - her true story has never been told. Now, Paul Douglass provides the first unbiased treatment of a woman whose passions and independence were incompatible with the age in which she lived.
31 de ago. de 2021 · Lady Caroline Lamb is a name that hovers on the fringes of Romanticism because of her adulterous but short-lived affair with Lord Byron in 1812, a representation of which drives forward the narrative of her first novel Glenarvon ( 1816 ). Published a month after Byron had left England in self-imposed exile, the novel was a scandalous success ...
The portrait that takes shape in Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit is not only convincing but also oddly affecting. Above all, it is lifelike. She sets out to give this striking character her due. And the fact that we find ourselves as irritated by Lady Caroline Lamb as we are fascinated is surely proof that Ms. Fraser has succeeded.”
9 de jun. de 2023 · Midway through Antonia Fraser’s lively biography of the 19th-century writer and gadabout Lady Caroline Lamb, an exasperated relative declares “This family is enough to make one sick.”
18 de may. de 2023 · Lady Caroline Lamb: A Free Spirit. From 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 ...
