Holland House: a History of London's Most Celebrated Salon 9781780764498, 9780857732965, 9780857721556, 0857721550, 085773296X

List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. Nephew of Fox; 2. Lovers' Meeting; 3. In Opposition; 4. Foreign Adventures; 5. &

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English Pages 280 pages Year 2013

Holland House: a History of London's Most Celebrated Salon
9781780764498, 9780857732965, 9780857721556, 0857721550, 085773296X

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Table of contents :
List of Illustrations
Preface
1. Nephew of Fox
2. Lovers' Meeting
3. In Opposition
4. Foreign Adventures
5. 'The Best and Greatest Man ... '
6. Edinburgh Reviewers
7. Spanish Journeys
8. Enter Byron
9. Towards Waterloo
10. Defenders of Napoleon
11. At Home at Holland House
12. The Trial of Queen Caroline
13. 'A House of All Europe'
14. Reforming Campaigns
15. Family Matters
16. A Surrogate Son
17. Party Confusions
18. Irish Affairs
19. The July Revolution
20. The Whigs in Power
21. 'The Bill, the Whole Bill and Nothing but the Bill'
22. The Triumph of Reform. 23. Elder Statesman24. 'This Wretched Day'
25. Leaving the Stage
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

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