Book description
In this sumptuous group portrait of the six daughters of 'Mad' King
George III, acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser takes us into the heart of
the British Royal family during the tumultuous period of the American
and French revolutions.
Drawing on their extraordinary private correspondence, Fraser gives
voice to these handsome, accomplished, extremely well-educated women:
Princess Royal, the eldest, constantly at odds with her mother;
home-loving, family-minded Augusta; plump Elizabeth, a gifted amateur
artist; Mary the bland beauty of the family; Sophia, emotional and prone
to take refuge in illness; and Amelia, 'the most turbulent and
tempestuous of all the princesses.' Never before has the historical
searchlight been turned with such sympathy and acuity on George III and
his family. Memorable....Compelling and poignant....With elegant
felicity, Fraser paints a picture out of Jane Austen >Drawing on
their extraordinary private correspondence, Fraser gives voice to these
handsome, accomplished, extremely well-educated women: Princess Royal,
the eldest, constantly at odds with her mother; home-loving,
family-minded Augusta; plump Elizabeth, a gifted amateur artist; Mary
the bland beauty of the family; Sophia, emotional and prone to take
refuge in illness; and Amelia, 'the most turbulent and tempestuous of
all the princesses.' Never before has the historical searchlight been
turned with such sympathy and acuity on George III and his family.>
