An edition of Sheila (2014)

Sheila

the Australian beauty who bewitched British society

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An edition of Sheila (2014)

Sheila

the Australian beauty who bewitched British society

Sheila wedded earls and barons, befriended literary figures and movie stars, bedded a future king, was feted by London and New York society for forty years and when she died was a Russian princess. Vivacious, confident and striking, Sheila Chisholm met her first husband, Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair - Erskine, a first lieutenant and son of the 5th Earl of Rosslyn, when she went to Egypt during the Great War to nurse her brother. Arriving in London as a young married woman, the world was at her feet - and she enjoyed it immensely. Edward, Prince of Wales, called her 'a divine woman' and his brother, Bertie, the future George VI of England (Queen Elizabeth's father), was especially close to her. She subsequently became Lady Milbanke and ended her days as Princess Dimitri of Russia. Sheila had torrid love affairs with Rudolph Valentino and Prince Obolensky of Russia and among her friends were Evelyn Waugh, Lord Beaverbrook and Wallis Simpson. An extraordinary woman unknown to most Australians, Sheila is a spellbinding story of a unique time and a place and an utterly fascinating life.

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Allen & Unwin
Language
English
Pages
410

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Sheila: the Australian beauty who bewitched British society
2015, Allen & Unwin
in English
Cover of: Sheila
Sheila: the Australian beauty who bewitched British society
2014, Allen & Unwin
in English

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Edition Notes

Originally published: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Titles
Australian beauty who bewitched British society

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Dewey Decimal Class
941.084092

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 410 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
410

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Open Library
OL26939059M
ISBN 10
1760113085
ISBN 13
9781760113087
OCLC/WorldCat
951498189

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