Wives of Fame: Mary Livingstone, Jenny Marx, Emma Darwin by Edna Healey - 1986

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Like New.

Hardback. Good.

Sidgwick & Jackson, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. h/b 210 pages, condition is very good. Here are portraits of three very different Victorian women, all of whom married men of exceptional talent, energy and genius. To be the wife of such frenetic, explosive characters as David Livingstone, Karl Marx or Charles Darwin, especially at this period in history demanded rare qualities. Yet the late twentieth-century view of these women is perhaps best summed up in the frequently heard comment: 'I didn't know he had a wife.' The mid-nineteenth century was a time of unprecedented movement and upheaval. The revolutions of 1848 set Europe ablaze and sent swarms of political disidents to seek freedom outside their homelands. Britain and her Empire were ruled by a young Queen Victoria, inspired by her enterprising, vigorous consort, Albert; it was a climate in which invention and discovery were encouraged. Men were creating new frontiers, both geographically and intellectually, and where… Read More

London, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1986. Hardcover. Good.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1986 The book has library markings. The dust jacket is wrapped in plastic and has minor wear. The edges of the book have light spotting. 210 pages with a few b&w photographic pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm). Ex Library.

London : Sidgwick & Jackson, 1986. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 210 pages; Physical description. : xiii, 210 p. , [24] p. Of plates : ill. , facsim. , geneal. Tables, maps, ports. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index: Bibliography: p. 197-200. Subject: Livingstone, Mary, 1821-1862. Livingstone, David, 1813-1873. Marx, Karl, 1818-1883. Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. Livingstone, Mary - Biography. Marx, Jenny - Biography. Darwin, Emma - Biography. Darwin, Emma Wedgwood, 1808-1896. Marx, Jenny, 1814-1881. Darwin, Emma1 1808-1896.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.