Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: Ultimate Fan Guide
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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire is the great-great-great-great aunt of Princess Diana and a relative of Baby Cambridge.This ultimate fan guide celebrates Georgiana's life as loving mother, entertaining friend, de facto politician, and Empress of Fashion. It includes reviews and an "Absolute Plot Spoiler" for: the 2001 biography by Amanda Foreman; the 2008 movie, "The Duchess"; the 2009 DVD; and the real life of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. A must read for fans of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
Kimberly Wilder
Kimberly Wilder is a poet. She plays flute and piano "just a little", but with great pleasure. Kimberly has read every Jane Austen novel at least once. She has also seen almost every movie version of "Jane Eyre" ever made. Kimberly lives in Riverhead, Long Island, New York, with her husband, Ian Wilder, who is also a poet and music lover.
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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - Kimberly Wilder
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: The Ultimate Fan Guide
by Kimberly Wilder
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: The Ultimate Fan Guide © Copyright 2013 by Kimberly Wilder. All rights reserved. Smashwords Edition.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Why I love Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire
Georgiana Stats
Why Georgiana the Duchess of Devonshire is so Important...
Absolute plot spoiler for The Duchess
and the life of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
What I learned from Georgiana
What I wish I could have told Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire…
School for Scandal: A way to experience Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, through art
How to create a Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire costume
One hundred thousand blessings from Georgiana to her descendent…Princess Beatrice
Review of the Duchess: Book, Movie, DVD
Book/Movie/DVD Ratings from a Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire Fan
Empathy For The Patriarch: Ralph Fiennes receives a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of the Fifth Duke of Devonshire
The Empress of Fashion
Praise for Georgiana as politician, and a book that might have been
Placing Georgiana in Time
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: Royal Descendents
Extended Bibliography and Links
About Kimberly Wilder
Introduction: Why I love Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire
She lived a wild life. She broke her vows. She broke the rules. She spent too much money. To the outside world, she seemed all about glamour and selfishness. Yet, she had a profound influence on the world around her. And, in the end, she left a legacy of love and connection among all the children of her household.
Lady Georgiana Spencer, with her siblings, Harriet and George. Painted by Angelica Kauffmann.
When I first read Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
by Amanda Foreman, Georgiana became the focus of my universe for a time. I would tell my family about the interesting and juicy details of Georgiana’s life.
While my life and Georgiana’s life are very different, many of the dilemmas which Foreman wrote about resonated for me, anyway. For instance, I empathized with Georgiana’s hopes to become pregnant. And, I admired her determination to live life to the fullest, and make an impact on the world, even while she waited for the happy event. I also enjoyed Foreman’s insights into the complexities of the mother-daughter relationship. Like many mothers, Georgiana’s mother did not always give great advice, and sometimes found it difficult to understand and/or approve of her daughter’s lifestyle.
I can’t help but think: What if Georgiana’s mother had steered her in a more empowered direction? What if women were allowed to inherit titles and property, so that Georgiana’s husband would have been as happy as she was with the birth of his daughters? What if, when the Whig Party realized that Georgiana was a million times better and more interested in