EPISODE · Apr 12, 2016 · 10 MIN

Duchess Audiobook by Amanda Foreman

from Turn Every Free Moment Into an Opportunity for Storytelling and Inspiration · host Amanda Foreman

https://libranovo.com/free lebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England’s richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and founder of the most important political salon of her time. But Georgiana’s public success concealed an unhappy marriage, a gambling addiction, drinking, drug-taking, and rampant love affairs with the leading politicians of the day.

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https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Duchess Genres: Biography & Memoir, World, History & Culture Author: Amanda Foreman Narrator: Wanda McCaddon Release date: 04-12-2016 Length: 15:36:00 Language: English Publisher: Random House (Audio) Description: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England’s richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and founder of the most important political salon of her time. But Georgiana’s public success concealed an unhappy marriage, a gambling addiction, drinking, drug-taking, and rampant love affairs with the leading politicians of the day.

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