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"Mistress of the Elgin Marbles is the story of Mary Nisbet, the Countess of Elgin - one of the most influential women of the Romantic era whose exploits enriched world culture immeasurably. The richest heiress in Scotland and the wife of accomplished diplomat Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin, she traveled to Turkey when Elgin was appointed the Ambassabor Extraordinaire to the Ottoman Empire - a journey that would change history." "Interweaving extensive details gleaned from primary sources and excerpts from the countess's own letters, Susan Nagel draws a vivid portrait of this formidable woman who helped bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East, financed the removal and safe passage to England of classical marbles from the Parthenon, and struck a deal with Napoleon that no politician could have accomplished. Yet, as Nagel shows, those achievements were overshadowed by scandal when Mary's passionate affair with her husband's best friend flamed into the most lurid and salacious divorce trial in London's history."--BOOK JACKET.
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Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin
August 16, 2005, Harper Paperbacks
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Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin
August 10, 2004, William Morrow
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Mistress of the Elgin Marbles
October 1, 2004, John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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