A Scandalous Life. Mary S. Lovell
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A Scandalous Life
The Biography of Jane Digby
MARY S. LOVELL
First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Richard Cohen Books
Paperback edition first published 1996 by
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Copyright © 1995 by Mary S. Lovell
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This book is dedicated to
Joan Williams
to whom I owe a great deal;
she knows why.
And also to my aunt
Winifred Wooley
who is a great lady.
‘How could this Lady Ellenborough, whose scandalous life is known to all the world, have deceived you, Your Majesty?’
Letter to King Ludwig I from his mistress’s maid
Contents
4 A Dangerous Attraction 1827–1829
5 Assignation in Brighton 1829–1830
9 A Duel for the Baroness 1836–1840
11 The Queen’s Rival 1846–1852
14 Honeymoon in Palmyra 1854–1855
15 Wife to the Sheikh 1855–1856
16 Return to England 1856–1858
19 Visitors from England 1862–1863
20 The Sitt el Mezrab 1863–1867
21 Challenge by Ouadjid 1867–1869
23 Untimely Obituary 1871–1878
Appendix: Last Will and Testament of the Hon. Jane Digby