WILKINS, William Henry.

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A set of his female biographies. First editions, uniformly and handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf, of these popular biographies of women whose marriages brought their private lives into public view. Their subjects span more than two centuries, from the Hanoverian court to Victorian Britain. Wilkins published previously unseen letters and private papers.The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton follows Isabel's travels and work alongside Sir Richard. The Love of an Uncrowned Queen takes Sophie Dorothea of Celle, wife of the future George I, from the Hanoverian court to her confinement at Ahlden. Caroline the Illustrious portrays Caroline of Ansbach, George II's influential queen. A Queen of Tears recounts the downfall of Caroline Matilda, the British princess who became queen of Denmark. Mrs Fitzherbert and George IV tells of Maria Fitzherbert, a Catholic widow who secretly married the future king.

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