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No Regency London, a única maneira de uma mulher ter sucesso é vencer os homens em seu próprio jogo. Então, quando Mary Anne Clarke procura uma fuga de seu ambiente miserável no Bowling Inn Alley, ela se aventura primeiro no mundo obsceno dos panfletários. Seus encantos pessoais são tais, no entanto, que em pouco tempo ela chega ao conhecimento do duque de York.
Com seu gosto por luxo e poder, Mary Anne, agora uma amante real, deve mirar mais alto. Suas conexões elevadas permitem que ela estabeleça um próspero comércio em comissões militares, provocando um escândalo que abala o governo - e traz desgraça pessoal.
Um retrato vívido da ambição arrogante, MARY ANNE se passa durante as Guerras Napoleônicas e é baseado na tataravó de du Maurier. No Regency London, a única maneira de uma mulher ter sucesso é vencer os homens em seu próprio jogo. Então, quando Mary Anne Clarke procura uma fuga de seu ambiente miserável no Bowling Inn Alley, ela se aventura primeiro no mundo obsceno dos panfletários. Seus encantos pessoais são tais, no entanto, que em pouco tempo ela chega ao conhecimento do Duque de York. Com seu gosto pelo luxo e poder, Mary Anne, agora uma amante real, deve almejar mais alto. Suas conexões elevadas permitem que ela estabeleça um próspero comércio em comissões militares, provocando um escândalo que abala o governo - e traz desgraça pessoal.
From what I can remember this was a pretty good book. I have a feeling the ending was meh due to a lack of review on my other site. But thinking about reading it again :) ( )
Du Maurier writes (wrote) beautifully. Mary Anne is fully realised, but in a way it's a pity that she was not only a real person, but a great-great-grandmother of Du Maurier. The story fizzles out a bit after the great court case, which would probably not have happened had Mary Anne been a fictional character. I read this many years ago, and very much enjoyed re-reading it. ( )
To MARY ANNE CLARKE my great-great grandmother died Boulogne, June 21st, 1852 and to GERTRUDE LAWRENCE who was to have acted the part on the stage died New York, September 6th 1952 In memory of both
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Introduction
Mary Anne Clarke, the notorious mistress of the Duke of York, had much in common with her descendant, Daphne du Maurier.
Years later, when she had gone and was no longer part of their lives, the thing they remembered about her was her smile.
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The bells of St. Martin's began to toll, but she went on sitting there, eating her bread-and-cheese, tossing the rind to the pigeons that spattered the steps, and watching a million starlings span the sky.
Daphne du Maurier has collected the shards, and though there are cracks in her portrait, it still scintillates, a captured prism of words that joyously illuminate another word. (Introduction)
VIRAGO EDITION: In Regency London, the only way for a woman to succeed is to beat men at their own game. So when Mary Anne Clarke seeks an escape from her squalid surroundings in Bowling Inn Alley, she ventures first into the scurrilous world of the pamphleteers. Her personal charms are such, however, that before long she comes to the notice of the Duke of York.
With her taste for luxury and power, Mary Anne, now a royal mistress, must aim higher. Her lofty connections allow her to establish a thriving trade in military commissions, provoking a scandal that rocks the government - and brings personal disgrace.
A vivid portrait of overweening ambition, Mary Anne is set during the Napoleonic Wars and based on du Maurier's own great-great-grandmother.
A vivid portrait of overweening ambition, MARY ANNE is set during the Napoleonic Wars and based on du Maurier's own great-great-grandmother. In Regency London, the only way for a woman to succeed is to beat men at their own game. So when Mary Anne Clarke seeks an escape from her squalid surroundings in Bowling Inn Alley, she ventures first into the scurrilous world of the pamphleteers. Her personal charms are such, however, that before long she comes to the notice of the Duke of York.With her taste for luxury and power, Mary Anne, now a royal mistress, must aim higher. Her lofty connections allow her to establish a thriving trade in military commissions, provoking a scandal that rocks the government - and brings personal disgrace.
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Com seu gosto por luxo e poder, Mary Anne, agora uma amante real, deve mirar mais alto. Suas conexões elevadas permitem que ela estabeleça um próspero comércio em comissões militares, provocando um escândalo que abala o governo - e traz desgraça pessoal.
Um retrato vívido da ambição arrogante, MARY ANNE se passa durante as Guerras Napoleônicas e é baseado na tataravó de du Maurier. No Regency London, a única maneira de uma mulher ter sucesso é vencer os homens em seu próprio jogo. Então, quando Mary Anne Clarke procura uma fuga de seu ambiente miserável no Bowling Inn Alley, ela se aventura primeiro no mundo obsceno dos panfletários. Seus encantos pessoais são tais, no entanto, que em pouco tempo ela chega ao conhecimento do Duque de York. Com seu gosto pelo luxo e poder, Mary Anne, agora uma amante real, deve almejar mais alto. Suas conexões elevadas permitem que ela estabeleça um próspero comércio em comissões militares, provocando um escândalo que abala o governo - e traz desgraça pessoal.