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Lady Antonia Fraser
Antonia Fraser’s bestselling biography of one of the most romantic and controversial figures in British history.
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The scandal of nineteenth-century Britain: the sensational trial of Caroline Norton for adultery with the first Victorian Prime Minister
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The vivid and dramatic life of Lady Caroline Lamb , whose love affair with the poet Lord Byron scandalised British society, by one of the UK's best-loved historians
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A judicious mixture of puzzle, excitement, and terror.–P.D. James
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The six-week New York Times bestselling history of the legendary six wives of Henry VIII–from an acclaimed biographer. Admirably succeed(s) in bringing to life the six women who married England’s…
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The vivid and dramatic life of Lady Caroline Lamb, whose scandalous love affair with Lord Byron overshadowed her own creativity and desire to break free from society's constraints. From the…
Christian Dior
Originally published in English in 1957, with a translation by Antonia Fraser, this beautifully designed new edition features three updated plate sections, including iconic photographs of Dior creations by Richard…
With deft, wry prose and a credible plot, Fraser holds our interest and leaves us clamoring for more Jemima Shore mysteries.–Publishers Weekly
Previous ed. published in 2010 by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
From beloved historian Antonia Fraser comes the dramatic story of how Catholics in Britain won back their rights after two hundred years of official discrimination.
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The vivid and dramatic life of Lady Caroline Lamb , whose love affair with the poet Lord Byron scandalised British society, by one of the UK’s best-loved historians.
The life of this legendary French queen by historian Antonia Fraser.
The bestselling historian’s biography of a decisive figure in England’s history.
A historian’s account of The Gunpowder Plot.
‘The fullest and most sophisticated account of the most charming and approachable of English kings’ OBSERVER
The new bestseller from Antonia Fraser
A unique testimony to modern literature’s most celebrated and enduring marriage.
From beloved historian Antonia Fraser, the two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed.
In Cromwell, award-winning biographer Antonia Fraser tells of one of England’s most celebrated and controversial figures, often misunderstood and demonized as a puritanical zealot. Oliver Cromwell rose from humble beginnings…
The childhood and early life memoir of Antonia Fraser, one of our finest narrative historians.
One of Lady Antonia Fraser’s gripping Jemima Shore mysteries, set in a secluded nunnery. Reissued with a new cover for 2014.
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An atmospheric and gripping mystery set in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland from Lady Antonia Fraser’s Jemima Shore series. Reissued with a new cover for 2014.
A new edition of Antonia Fraser’s biography of Henry VIII’s six wives.
An account of the lives of women in seventeenth-century England.
An evaluation of women leaders in war.
This magnificent story of one thousand years of English history is told through the lives and deeds of Kings and Queens, from the Normans to the Windsors. Understand how the…
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In the eighteenth century, the Catholics of England lacked many basic freedoms under the law: they could not serve in political office, buy or inherit land, or be married by…
Fraser, acclaimed historian and author of Marie Antoinette, casts new light on the splendor and the scandals of the reign of Louis XIV in this dramatic, illuminating look at the…
Relates the story of nineteeth-century English poet Caroline Norton, who was denied access to her children by her husband after a sensational trial for adultery, and fought tirelessly for the…
Fraser gives readers a singularly rich and provocative study of the Warrior Queens, those women who–cutting across the entrenched male view of women as weak–have rallied armies and whole populations…
The long-lost 1978 diary charting Antonia Fraser and Harold Pinter’s only visit to Israel is an enchanting document of a time, a place and two people
Here is Jemima Shore at her cleverest and Antonia Fraser at the top of her form.
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A gourmet collection of Antonia Fraser’s short stories of suspense and mystery.
This new novel features Jemima Shore, the delightful heroine of Antonia Fraser’s highly praised first mystery, Quiet as a Nun.
Jemima works it out in assertive, often witty style… . Most enjoyable. -Houston Chronicle
Fraser’s definitive biography excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling…
A charming collection of essays from some of our best-loved writers about the pleasures of reading.
Antonia Fraser’s memoir describes growing up in the 1930s and 1940s but its real concern is with her growing love of history. The fascination began as a child when her…
‘Before biography was fashionable, Antonia Fraser made the past popular’ Guardian
‘As a pure storyteller, Antonia Fraser has few equals’ Sunday Times
CAROLINE NORTON, a nineteenth-century heroine who wanted justice…
Christian Dior (1905-1957) rocketed to fame with his first collection in 1947 when the ‘New Look’ took the world by storm. This charming and modest autobiography gives a fascinating and…
Silvia Levin,Maria Antonia Carbonero Gamundi
El transito por un impetuoso proceso de multiples cambios estructurales de orden global compone un nuevo escenario. Todas las esferas de la vida se ven trastocadas por la globalizacion. Instituciones…
