"Plaidy, Jean - The Third George" - читать интересную книгу автора (Plaidy Jean)THE THIRD GEORGE
BY JEAN PLAIDY FROM THE COVER: Jean Plaidy's robust historical novels, which range from the intrigues of fifteenth-century Rome through turbulent Tudor and Stuart England to the terrors of the French Revolution and the heady passions of the Georgian era, have enthralled readers for over twenty years. The Third George George III was certain that the shadowy charm of Hannah, the vital beauty of Sarah, would cease to torment him once he was married to Charlotte. But Charlotte was unexciting, and he could not help his heart beating faster every time he saw a beautiful woman. Surrounded by the great and the notorious, the King was beset by political anxieties, humiliated by the loss of the American colonies, and distressed at the scandals in the royal family. The King's sister was tried for treason and adultery, but the greatest scandal of all was created by his eldest son -the handsome, wilful, pleasure-seeking Prince of Wales... Due to illness, Jean Plaidy was unable to go to school regularly and so taught herself to read. Very early on, she developed a passion for the 'past'. After doing a shorthand and typing course, she spent a couple of years doing various jobs, including sorting gems in Hatton Garden and translating for foreigners in a City cafe. She began writing in earnest following marriage and now has a large number of historical novels to her name. Inspiration for her books is drawn from odd sources a picture gallery, a line from a book, Shakespeare's inconsistencies. She lives in London and loves music, secondhand book shops and ancient buildings. Jean Plaidy also writes under the pseudonym of Victoria Holt. IAlso by Jean Plaidy in Pan Books THE FERDINAND AND ISABELLA TRILOGY Castile for Isabella Spain for the Sovereigns Daughters of Spain THE LUCREZIA BORGIA SERIES Madonna of the Seven Hills Light on Lucrezia |
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