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The Dead Duke His Secret Wife And The
Piu Eatwell
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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
At the close of the Victorian era, as now, privacy was power. The extraordinarily wealthy 5th Duke of Portland had a mania for it, hiding in his carriage and building tunnels between buildings to avoid being seen. In 1897, an elderly widow asked the court to exhume the grave of her late father-in-law, T. C. Druce, under the suspicion that he’d led a double life as the 5th Duke. The eccentric duke, Anna Maria contended, had faked his death as Druce, and her son should inherit the Portland millions. Revealing a dark underbelly of Victorian society, Piu Marie Eatwell evokes ... Read more
At the close of the Victorian era, as now, privacy was power. The extraordinarily wealthy 5th Duke of Portland had a mania for it, hiding in his carriage and building tunnels between buildings to avoid being seen. In 1897, an elderly widow asked the court to exhume the grave of her late father-in-law, T. C. Druce, under the suspicion that he’d led a double life as the 5th Duke. The eccentric duke, Anna Maria contended, had faked his death as Druce, and her son should inherit the Portland millions. Revealing a dark underbelly of Victorian society, Piu Marie Eatwell evokes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Language
English
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781631492310
SKU
V9781631492310
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About Piu Eatwell
Piu Eatwell is the author of Black Dahlia, Red Rose and The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse and has produced and researched historical documentaries for the BBC and other channels, including the widely acclaimed film Charles Manson: The Man Who Killed the Sixties. She divides her time between Paris and London with her husband and three ... Read more
Reviews for The Dead Duke His Secret Wife And The
"A riveting true crime from yesteryear."
Better Homes & Gardens "Too good a book to spoil."
Daily Beast "A reminder that no matter what stories have captured popular tastes right now…nothing quite takes your breath away like a Novemberish tale that turns out to be real."
Nick Owchar - Los Angeles Review of Books "A juicy narrative ... Read more
Better Homes & Gardens "Too good a book to spoil."
Daily Beast "A reminder that no matter what stories have captured popular tastes right now…nothing quite takes your breath away like a Novemberish tale that turns out to be real."
Nick Owchar - Los Angeles Review of Books "A juicy narrative ... Read more