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The Fortune Hunter : a German Prince in Regency England.

The two decades after Waterloo marked the great age of foreign fortune hunters in England. Each year brought a new influx of impecunious Continental noblemen to the world's richest country, and the more brides they carried off, the more alarmed society became. The most colourful of these men wa...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bowman, Peter James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Luton : Andrews UK, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Quote; Dedication; Acknowledgements; The Fortune Hunter; Prologue; Sunday's Child; To England: The Jolly Marchioness; Marriage and Divorce; To England Again; Park-Hunting; Brighton and Miss Gibbings; The London Season; Four Good Prospects; Capital of the World; The Bonhams of Titness Park; The Jeweller's Daughter; Fading Hopes; Surprised by Love; Napoleon's Niece; Success After All; A European Personality; Epilogue; End Matter; Appendix; Foreign Marriages; Extracts From Briefe Eines Verstorbenen; Other Testimonies. 
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