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Mistress of the Elgin Marbles

Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin

Paperback Published on: 16/08/2005
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Synopsis

An exploration of the British aristocracy during the Romantic era as reflected by the life of Mary Nisbet, the Countess of Elgin, discusses her history-making work as the Ambassador Extraordinaire to the Ottoman Empire, from her efforts to bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East to her safe removal of classical marbles from the Parthenon. Rep

Publisher information

  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • ISBN: 9780060545550
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 210 x 160 x 21 mm
  • Weight: 286g
  • Languages: English