Collective Biographies of WomenAn Annotated Bibliography
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Craven, Mary. Famous Beauties of Two Reigns: Being an Account of Some Fair Women of Stuart and Georgian Times. London: Nash, 1906; 1907. New York: James Pott, 1907. TOC: Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland; Louise Renée de Keroualle; Molly Lepell (Lady Hervey); Elizabeth Gunning; Maria Gunning; Mrs. Abington; Anne Seymour-Damer; Jane, Duchess of Gordon; Elizabeth Linley; Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire; Mary Robinson. Chapter titles: Introduction: Fashion in Femininity; Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland; Louise Renée de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny; Molly Lepell (Lady Hervey); The Beautiful Gunnings; Mrs. Abington; Anne Seymour-Damer; Jane, Duchess of Gordon; Elizabeth Linley, the Maid of Bath; Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire; Mary Robinson, “Perdita.”. Cf. many previous collections of beauties, including Hoppner and Wilkin; T. Willing.
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