The Weaker Vessel
$38.81
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2003
Summary
How weak were the women of the Civil War era? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and contraception unknown? Did anyone marry for love? Could a woman divorce? What rights did the unmarried have? What were the expectations for widows?
An expert on the period, Antonia Fraser brings to life the many and various women she has encountered in her considerable research: governesses, milkmaids, fishwives, nuns, defen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781842126356 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1842126350 |
| Author: | Lady Antonia Fraser, Antonia Fraser |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2003 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 38mm |
| Series: | Women in History |
About The Author
Lady Antonia Fraser
Antonia Fraser has written many acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers, including MARIE ANTOINETTE, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (JAMES TAIT Prize), CROMWELL and THE GUNPOWDER PLOT (St Louis Literary Award; CWA NON-FICTION GOLD DAGGER). She was made CBE in 1999, and awarded the NORTON MEDLICOTT Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. She lives in London and is currently working on a biography of Queen Elizabeth I. She was married to Harold Pinter who died on Christmas Eve 2008 and has eighteen grandchildren.
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