tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post7897737882650343084..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Tart of the Week: Harriet Lady BessboroughHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-74543163440745501742008-12-02T14:00:00.000-05:002008-12-02T14:00:00.000-05:00I'm rambling again, but here I go (and off topic t...I'm rambling again, but here I go (and off topic to boot)...<BR/><BR/>For all you holiday shoppers out there...there's an engraving of the Spencer sibling portrait shown in this post on eBay. Though, as was the case with the original 1780's engraving, their poor brother was left out.<BR/><BR/>The link is ten miles long, but the eBay store is Bloom Fine Art and Antiques. You can also find it by simply searching for the D of D---that way you can find all the goodies out there. Even Georgiana switch plates!<BR/><BR/>Happy shopping!Polonaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192167594851519558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-67685938333771622022008-12-02T09:23:00.000-05:002008-12-02T09:23:00.000-05:00Very interesting- it is nice that she reconciled w...Very interesting- it is nice that she reconciled with her husband in the end.It sounds like she was a good mother, also.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023597333983625037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-15107456143253543312008-11-30T03:25:00.000-05:002008-11-30T03:25:00.000-05:00Selfish maybe; stupid...not so much. She only ber...Selfish maybe; stupid...not so much. She only berated Grey after her sister's death in the height of her grief, which Harriet never did to anyone being non-confrontational by nature. She also never actually abandoned her children in order to chase Leveson-Gower, they were older by the time of her affair. She was very graceful when her lover picked her niece over her and the new couple lived happily ever after, which is a unique outcome for so many tarts' stories. <BR/><BR/>Harriet's biography is fascinating, I highly suggest checking it out; it may clear up her story a bit for you. And please, don't feel the need to comment anonymously, everyone has a right to their opinions!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-45152528567587428612008-11-29T19:07:00.000-05:002008-11-29T19:07:00.000-05:00She seems rather a selfish and stupid woman, not t...She seems rather a selfish and stupid woman, not to mention a hypocrite. <BR/>She berated Earl Grey for how he allegedly treated her sister, yet SHE readily abandoned her children in order to chase a man who dumped her for her neice. Dummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-90543867374997122092008-11-29T01:15:00.000-05:002008-11-29T01:15:00.000-05:00Oh good! I hope you enjoy your new books :) I ha...Oh good! I hope you enjoy your new books :) I haven't heard anything about the Starkey book but it sounds fabulous. There are so many bios on Elizabeth it is hard to know which one is worthwhile! So many difficult decisions take place in Barnes and Noble...Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-29400066021028569502008-11-29T00:31:00.000-05:002008-11-29T00:31:00.000-05:00hey so i just went and spent a few hours in barnes...hey so i just went and spent a few hours in barnes and noble, picked up "doomed queens" (thanks for the advice) and also bought "elizabeth...the struggle for the throne" by david starkey. have you read it? and if so...what do ya think? hmmmm i hope that i made a good choice :)katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179149455712368602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-28100641425435713632008-11-28T14:25:00.000-05:002008-11-28T14:25:00.000-05:00Oh good I'm glad you both liked it; I just find Ha...Oh good I'm glad you both liked it; I just find Harriet to be fascinating!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-67020645898165599692008-11-28T14:05:00.000-05:002008-11-28T14:05:00.000-05:00thanks!you continue to make my days....:)thanks!<BR/><BR/>you continue to make my days....<BR/><BR/>:)katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179149455712368602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-66636919872155695672008-11-28T05:33:00.000-05:002008-11-28T05:33:00.000-05:00That's very interesting! Thanks!That's very interesting! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com