A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby

by Mary S. Lovell

Overview

The biography of Jane Digby, an ‘enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head.’ Harpers and Queen

A 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857024692
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	06/02/2003
Edition description:	(Reissue)
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Mary Lovell is the author of the bestselling biographies of Beryl Markham, ‘Straight on Til Morning’, and of Amelia Earhart, ‘The Sound of Wings’. She is currently engaged on a dual biography of Richard and Isabel Burton.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

‘A rollicking good tale…Lovell has researched widely and gives a rich picture of this remarkable woman’s life.’Sunday Express‘Enthralling.’Harper’s and Queen‘A compelling narrative… Jane Digby’s sins make a wonderfully good read.’Sunday Telegraph‘A sympathetic readable biography.’Daily Telegraph

Editorial Reviews

‘A rollicking good tale…Lovell has researched widely and gives a rich picture of this remarkable woman’s life.’
Sunday Express

‘Enthralling.’
Harper’s and Queen

‘A compelling narrative… Jane Digby’s sins make a wonderfully good read.’
Sunday Telegraph

‘A sympathetic readable biography.’
Daily Telegraph

From the Publisher