Belle
by Byrne, Paula; Belle, Dido.
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BookSeries: Clipper.Publisher: W F Howes 2015ISBN: 9781471283079; 1471283070.Classification number: 941.073Subject(s): Belle 1761-1804 | Upper class women -- Great Britain -- Biography | Upper class -- Great Britain -- Biography | Racially mixed women -- Great Britain -- Biography | Racially mixed people -- Great Britain -- Biography | Illegitimate children -- Great Britain -- Biography | Large type books | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th centurySubject: This title presents the extraordinary true story behind the film 'Belle'. Dido Belle appears, in her famous portrait alongside her 'sister' and companion Lady Elizabeth Murray, a vision of aristocratic virtue. But she was no normal 18th-century lady, and this was no common painting. Adopted and raised by Lord Mansfield - one of the most powerful men of the day - her mixed race and illegitimacy became the controversy of English high society.
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| Large Print - Adult | Crosby Library Large Print | Large Print Adult Fiction | 941.073 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002913986X |
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Standard print edition originally published: London: William Collins, 2014
Includes bibliographical references and index
This title presents the extraordinary true story behind the film 'Belle'. Dido Belle appears, in her famous portrait alongside her 'sister' and companion Lady Elizabeth Murray, a vision of aristocratic virtue. But she was no normal 18th-century lady, and this was no common painting. Adopted and raised by Lord Mansfield - one of the most powerful men of the day - her mixed race and illegitimacy became the controversy of English high society.
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