Last of the dandies : the scandalous life and escapades of Count d'Orsay
Foulkes, Nick2003
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A vivid biography of Count d'Orsay, who enthralled and scandalised European society in the early 19th century. By the end of his life, his world of duels and dares, of extravagance and flamboyance was finished and he died embittered and alone - the last of the dandies.
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Imprint:
London : Little, Brown, 2003.
Collation:
xii, 467 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-450) and index.
ISBN:
9780316855495 (hbk)
Dewey class:
944.06092
Language:
English
BRN:
264676