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The Lady of Sudeley
The Lady of Sudeley was Emma Brocklehurst who, in 1847, married John Coucher Dent and spent nearly 50 years of her life as the chatelaine of Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire. A remarkable woman with wide-ranging interests and prodigious energy, Emma Dent devoted herself to the restoration of the Castle, and to the people of the nearby Cotswold town of Winchcombe, as well as finding time to amass an amazing collection of artifacts which are now on permanent display at the Castle. With an eye to prosperity, she also left a valuable legacy of diaries, letters, and papers which Jean Bray has skillfully woven into this story of her life and times, from her childhood in Macclesfield to her life at Sudeley. This new edition of the book includes a unique collection of illustrations from the Sudeley Castle archives.
144 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2004
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October 1, 2013
This is a small book packed with information. In about 144 pages Bray attempts to summarize the life of Emma Dent of Sudeley Castle, quoting from privately held journals and letters, as she tries to build a family and restore Sudeley. An excellent resource if you are trying to learn more about country house life in the 19th century.
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