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"Some Old Time Beauties: After Portraits by the English Masters, with Embellishment and Comment" by Thomson Willing
This book was written at the end of the nineteenth century. Countesses and Duchesses described who were great beauties of their time. It covers society in the western world between the late eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries. If you enjoy gossip, you will like this book as it's a fun look at what was considered beautiful and in style.
This book was written at the end of the nineteenth century. Countesses and Duchesses described who were great beauties of their time. It covers society in the western world between the late eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries. If you enjoy gossip, you will like this book as it's a fun look at what was considered beautiful and in style.
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