George Iii: A Personal History - Brossura

Hibbert, Christopher

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ISBN 10: 0140257373 ISBN 13: 9780140257373

Casa editrice: Penguin, 1999

Riassunto

To the English, George III is the King who went mad; to Americans he is the King stigmatised in the Declaration of Independence as 'unfit to be the ruler of a free people'. For all his eccentricities, George was a man of wide sympathies and intelligence, capable of flashes of wit and irony who greatly enhanced the reputation of the British Monarchy in the 50 years of his reign until, suffering from a metabolic disorder, he lost his reason and disappeared into a world of strange imaginings. 'In this elegantly written and cleverly constructed book, Hibbert brilliantly succeeds in fleshing out the bones of popular myth by giving us an intriguing portrait of George III the man.' - The Independent on Sunday

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L'autore:

Christopher Hibbert is 'perhaps the most gifted popular historian we have' (TES). His books include THE DESTRUCTION OF LORD RAGLAN (1962 Heinemann Award for Literature); LONDON: The Biography of a City and THE VIRGIN QUEEN: The Personal History of Elizabeh I. Christopher Hibbert is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is married with two sons and a daughter and lives in Henley-on-Thames.

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Book by Hibbert Christopher

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140257373
• ISBN 13: 9780140257373
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480