Project Gutenberg 2005-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 109 Willing, Thomson 1860 1898 04025874 Some Old Time Beauties After Portraits by the English Masters, with Embellishment and Comment Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire -- Mary, Honorable Mrs. Graham -- Emma, Lady Hamilton -- Mrs. Sheridan -- Marguerite, Countess Blessington -- Mary Isabella, Duchess of Rutland -- Lavinia, Countess Spencer -- Elizabeth, Duchess of Hamilton -- Maria, Countess of Coventry -- Elizabeth, Countess Grosvenor. E-text prepared by Afra Ullah, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Some Old Time Beauties" by Thomson Willing is an illustrated collection focusing on historical portraits and the women they depict, crafted during the late 19th century. This work examines the lives and personalities of various beauties from English history, providing insights into their social status and influences. It likely aims to reveal not only their physical appearance as rendered by renowned artists but also the societal context in which these women lived. The book provides a series of essays on notable figures such as Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and Elizabeth, Duchess of Hamilton, among others. Each section gives a brief overview of the subject's life, highlighting their personal stories, contributions to society, and the legacies preserved through their portraits. Willing’s writing delves into the allure of beauty, fame, and the intricacies of the social structures that supported these women's public personas, portraying them not just as subjects of art but as influential figures in their respective eras. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- Biography Women -- Biography DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 138877 138692 2024-10-07T08:39:54.150050 2023-09-07T09:37:06.887224 text/html text/html 138129 2020-12-11T06:11:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1771965 2020-12-11T06:11:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1788414 2024-10-07T08:40:02.104037 application/epub+zip 1785124 2024-10-07T08:39:57.809187 application/epub+zip 118902 2024-10-07T08:39:56.274036 application/epub+zip 1900693 2024-10-07T08:40:05.012992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1891164 2024-10-07T08:40:00.779028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227271 2022-09-08T01:13:37.323091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115528 115432 2024-10-07T08:39:53.513057 2023-09-07T09:37:06.428190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 115326 2020-12-11T06:11:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46340 2020-12-11T06:11:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 115336 2020-12-11T06:11:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46322 2020-12-11T06:11:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21737 2024-10-07T08:40:05.161994 application/rdf+xml 13854 2024-10-07T08:39:56.836026 image/jpeg 3845 2024-10-07T08:39:56.554033 image/jpeg 1832621 2024-10-07T08:39:54.258063 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog