Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.
Contents
Early years 1758-1776 -- A marriage and a meeting 1776-1782 -- Grand Tour 1782-1784 -- Children of the mist 1784-1786 -- Devonshire House 1786-1788 -- Alarms and excursions 1788-1790 -- A sacrifice to friendship 1790-1793 -- Change and decay 1793-1800 -- A fragile peace 1801-1805 -- A year of sorrow 1806 -- Duchess of Devonshire 1807-1811 -- The dark years 1811-1815 -- Rome 1815-1819 -- Last years 1819-1824.