- Paperback: 2243 pages
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; New edition edition (18 Jan 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750926376
- ISBN-13: 978-0750926379
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,702,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A detailed look at the two women in the life of Edward VII during his last years. Alice Keppel, youngest daughter of a Scottish retired admiral and MP emerged from obscurity in 1898 to become the publicly acknowledged mistress of the portly, fun-loving Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII. Agnes Keyser, daughter of a prominent member of the Stock exchange, defied social expectations by not marrying, instead becoming involved in hospital charity work. Her twelve-year relationship with the king was much less in the public eye, but was just as important.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm passionately interested in the history of royalty and society in the early years of the twentieth century, and so approached 'Edward VII's Last Loves' with high hopes. To say that I was disappointed would be an understatement; 'appalled' would be more accurate. Lamont-Brown has one of the worst prose styles I've ever encountered. Any human interest is totally lost amid the dense genealogical tangles which sprawl across virtually every page. The fact that these digressions often have little or no relevance to the characters at the heart of his story - besides being desperately boring - was apparently given little consideration by either author or editor. The narrative pace is further held up by Lamont-Brown's habit of supplying the birth and death dates (in brackets) for every individual he mentions in the body of the text. This information, potentially useful though it might be, should really be confined to footnotes, where it rightfully belongs. Far more worryingly, though, Lamont-Brown also makes some serious errors in his use of primary sources, attributing quotes to the wrong individuals entirely, thus undermining any credibility his work retains.
Quite how this dreadful, and virtually unreadable, book ever made it into print is beyond me.
Quite how this dreadful, and virtually unreadable, book ever made it into print is beyond me.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A fascinating book
31 Mar 2000
Format:Hardcover
A well-written book full of interesting information. The only problem with the book is that Agnes Keyser seems to be more of an afterthought to Alice Keppel than a subject in her own right. The treatment of Mrs. Keppel is wonderfully detailed. I highly recommend this book!
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