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Queen bee of Tuscany : the redoubtable Janet Ross / Ben Downing.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection DG738.79.R67 D69 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Downing, Ben, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ross, Janet, 1842-1927.
- Ross, Janet.
- Ross, Janet, 1842-1927--Homes and haunts--Italy--Tuscany.
- Ross, Janet, 1842-1927--Friends and associates.
- British--Italy--Tuscany--Biography.
- British.
- Women--Italy--Tuscany--Biography.
- Women.
- Exiles--Italy--Tuscany--Biography.
- Exiles.
- Tuscany (Italy)--Biography.
- Tuscany (Italy).
- Tuscany (Italy)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2013.
- Summary:
- A portrait of the Victorian-era writer and Anglo-Florentine colony doyenne covers her work for the London "Times," achievements as an avid agriculturalist, and relationships with such contemporaries as Mark Twain and Bernard Berenson.
- Contents:
- Poggio untoppled
- A dynasty of sorts
- Successions
- Sitti Ross
- Intermezzo : the Anglo-Tuscans
- La padrona di Castagnolo
- Castle Ross
- Aunt Janet
- Legacies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-317) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Scott fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780374239718 ;
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