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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (20 Jul 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1842120980
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842120989
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria was only 16 when her cousin Francis Joseph came to visit her eldest sister with a view to arranging a marriage. The 23 year old Austrian Emperor fell in love with the fine featured, long limbed, dark haired beauty Elizabeth instead, married her and loved her until her death in 1898 when she was assassinated by the Italian anarchist Luccheni. Elizabeth, though, was a 'modern' woman at a time when that notion was unheard of. Her love for sport, gymnastics, dangerous riding, sailing, poetry and all things Greek were not catered for by Habsburg family life. Her fairy tale romance went disastrously wrong quite rapidly and she fled from her husband and their four children and the confines of her duties as an Empress. For 35 years she went from one spa to the next; suffered the loss of her son Rudolph (who was found dead at Mayerling next to the body of his mistress) and suffered bouts of ill health. But her restless search for freedom became as legendary as her beauty. In this celebrated biography, Joan Haslip provides the answer to the enigma of Elizabeth's flight from reality.


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Joan Haslip was educated in London and Florence. From 1940-44 she worked for the Italian section of the BBC. She travelled extensively throughout her lifetime, lecturing throughout the world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A serious book but vivid and easy to read., 3 Jul 2001
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Haslip's writing is a joy to read. Her narrative skill, combined with the power of the tragic but romantic life she describes, makes the book hard to put down. I can't help agreeing with Edward Crankshaw, who said 'Haslip writes with vividness and immediacy...a serious book which is highly readable'.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not outstanding, 18 Jan 2008
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Joan Haslip (1912-1994) was an author of historical books, often focussing on European royalty. Her books were generally regarded as accurate and fairly complete although at times falling prey to "outdated interpretations".

Her biography on the Empress Elizabeth reflects very much that reputation. I liked very much that she tries to get away from the romantic attitude and endless talk about the Elizabeth's beauty. She tries to get to the personality of this being. This is indeed difficult as she was very contradictory which tends to cofuse people. I liked the word "lonely" as it captures much about the Empress. All in all I feel it is a book worth reading, not an authorative beiography and not the great classic but one (of them many books on Sisi) worth reading. But it dit not match Brigitte Haman's "Elisabeth - Kaiserin wider Willen" which is simply superb.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down., 14 Jul 2009
This is a wonderful, and not always flattering, portrait of a very complex woman. Haslip has an engaging style of writing and fills the book with detail and colour that really bring the characters and locations to life. At times, it is clear her sympathies lie with Elizabeth's beleaguered spouse (Franz Josef) but this, in itself, gives quite an interesting edge to the biography. It's accessible and easy to read and I couldn't put it down. I loved it.
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