A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby

A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby
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The biography of Jane Digby, an ‘enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head.’ Harpers and QueenA celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce a few years later was one of England s most scandalous at that time. In her quest for passionate fulfilment she had lovers which included an Austrian prince, King Ludvig I of Bavaria, and a Greek count whose infidelities drove her to the Orient. In Syria, she found the love of her life, a Bedouin nobleman, Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab who was twenty years her junior.Bestselling biographer Mary Lovell has produced from Jane Digby’s diaries not only a sympathetic and dramatic portrait of a rare woman, but a fascinating glimpse into the centuries-old Bedouin tradition that is now almost lost.Note that it has not been possible to include the same picture content that appeared in the original print version.

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Mary Lovell S.. A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby

A Scandalous Life. The Biography of Jane Digby. MARY S. LOVELL

Dedication

Epigraph

Contents

Preface

I Golden Childhood 1807–1823

2 The Débutante 1824

3 Lady Ellenborough 1825–1827

4 A Dangerous Attraction 1827–1829

5 Assignation in Brighton 1829–1830

6 A Fatal Notoriety 1830–1831

7 Jane and the King 1831–1833

8 Ianthe’s Secret 1833–1835

9 A Duel for the Baroness 1836–1840

10 False Colours 1840–1846

11 The Queen’s Rival 1846–1852

12 The Road to Damascus 1853

13 Arabian Nights 1853–1854

14 Honeymoon in Palmyra 1854–1855

15 Wife to the Sheikh 1855–1856

16 Return to England 1856–1858

17 Alone in Palmyra 1858–1859

18 The Massacre 1860–1861

19 Visitors from England 1862–1863

20 The Sitt el Mezrab 1863–1867

21 Challenge by Ouadjid 1867–1869

22 The Burtons 1870–1871

23 Untimely Obituary 1871–1878

24 Sunset Years 1878–1881

25 Funeral in Damascus 1881

APPENDIX Last Will and Testament of the Hon. Jane Digby

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgements

About the Author. A Scandalous Life

Author’s Note. Spelling of Arabic words

Translations

Notes. ABBREVIATIONS AND SOURCES. ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR NAMES

ABBREVIATIONS USED FOR SOURCES

Parliamentary Papers

OTHER ARCHIVE SOURCES CONSULTED

Chapter 1 Golden Childhood

Chapter 2 The Débutante

Chapter 3 Lady Ellenborough

Chapter 4 A Dangerous Attraction

Chapter 5 Assignation in Brighton

Chapter 6 A Fatal Notoriety

Chapter 7 Jane and the King

Chapter 8 Ianthe’s Secret

Chapter 9 A Duel for the Baroness

Chapter 10 False Colours

Chapter 11 The Queen’s Rival

Chapter 12 The Road to Damascus

Chapter 13 Arabian Nights

Chapter 14 Honeymoon in Palmyra

Chapter 15 Wife to the Sheikh

Chapter 16 Return to England

Chapter 17 Alone in Palmyra

Chapter 18 The Massacre

Chapter 19 Visitors from England

Chapter 20 The Sitt el Mezrab

Chapter 21 Challenge by Ouadjid

Chapter 22 The Burtons

Chapter 23 Untimely Obituary

Chapter 24 Sunset Years

Chapter 25 Funeral in Damascus

Epilogue

Praise

By Mary S. Lovell

Copyright

About the Publisher

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This book is dedicated to

Joan Williams

.....

One look behind my faith to shake.

Henceforth must buried be the past

.....

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