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Synopsis
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A reconstruction of the 18th-century empress's life that includes coverage of such topics as her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs.
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About the Author
Virginia Rounding is the author of Les Grandes Horizontales (2003), is fluent in French and Russian (vital for the source material of her new book). She lives in London (EC1).
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"A great thumping triumph of a book." * Daily Telegraph * "Enjoyable and perceptive study ... Rounding has read widely, and writes punctilious, professional history with a no-nonsense style and a respectful relish for the details that make the past come alive." -- Simon Sebag Montefiore * Sunday Telegraph * "Rounding writes with enviable lucidity, and gives us the most accessible and enjoyable portrait yet." * Daily Mail * "Written with vigour and intelligence enough to do justice to its prodigious subject." * Sunday Times * "Rounding shows that ... the reality is far more interesting than any of the fictions." * Scotland on Sunday *
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- PublisherTurtleback Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0606268367
- ISBN 13 9780606268363
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages672
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
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