Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Amphibious Thing: The Life of Lord Hervey

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Lord Hervey was one of the most controversial figures of the Georgian age. The consummate courtier - strikingly handsome, elegant and witty - he was both the favourite of the Queen and right-hand man to Walpole. Painted by Hogarth, satirized by Fielding and Pope, and confidant of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Hervey counted among his friends and enemies some of the most brilliant men and women of the age.

Language: English

Pages: 376

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Viking Books

Release: January 01, 2000

ISBN: 067087986X

ISBN 13: 9780670879861

Amphibious Thing: The Life of Lord Hervey

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Lord Hervey was one of the most controversial figures of the Georgian age. The consummate courtier - strikingly handsome, elegant and witty - he was both the favourite of the Queen and right-hand man to Walpole. Painted by Hogarth, satirized by Fielding and Pope, and confidant of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Hervey counted among his friends and enemies some of the most brilliant men and women of the age.

Language: English

Pages: 376

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Viking Books

Release: January 01, 2000

ISBN: 067087986X

ISBN 13: 9780670879861

More books from Lucy Moore

Anything Goes: A Biography of the Roaring Twenties

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Maharanis: The Extraordinary Tale of Four Indian Queens and Their Journey from Purdah to Parliament

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Thieves' Opera

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Nijinsky: A Life

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Lady Fanshawe's Receipt Book: The Life and Times of a Civil War Heroine

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Con Men and Cutpurses: Scenes from the Hogarthian Underworld

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Shameless: Women's Intimate Erotica

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Russian Soft Power in the 21st Century: An Examination of Russian Compatriot Policy in Estonia

How to Start a Dog Walking Business: Tools and Practices to help you STAND OUT from the Rest of the Pack

Seriously Messy: Making space for families to talk together about death and life

The Thieves' Opera: The Remarkable Lives and Deaths of Jonathan Wild, Thief-taker and Jack Sheppard, House-breaker

Fit & Fabulous after 50: Your Guide to Achieving a Healthier, Happier and Fit Life - Workbook Format

มหารานี

Get Messy! September - December 2016: Session Material, News, Stories and Inspiration for the Messy Church Community

Great War Britain Leeds: Remembering 1914-18

All-Age Worship

You are a warrior.

Rate this book!

Write a review?