Belle : the true story of Dido Belle
Byrne, Paula2014
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This title presents the extraordinary true story behind the film 'Belle'. Dido Belle appears, in her famous portrait alongside her 'sister' and companion Lady Elizabeth Murray, a vision of aristocratic virtue. But she was no normal 18th-century lady, and this was no common painting. Adopted and raised by Lord Mansfield - one of the most powerful men of the day - her mixed race and illegitimacy became the controversy of English high society.
Main title:
Belle : the true story of Dido Belle / Paula Byrne.
Author:
Byrne, Paula, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2014.London : William Collins, 2014.
Collation:
x, 292 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Film tie-in.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780007542727 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.073092941.073092 BYR941.073B BEL941.073092BYR
Local class:
941.073092 BELB BEL
Language:
English
Subject:
Belle, Dido Elizabeth, 1761-1804Upper class women -- Great Britain -- BiographyUpper class -- Great Britain -- BiographyRacially mixed women -- Great Britain -- BiographyRacially mixed people -- Great Britain -- BiographyIllegitimate children -- Great Britain -- BiographyGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
BRN:
1490396