Defiance The Extraordinary Life of Lady Anne Barnard [Hardcover]

An eccentric life, wonderfully told. Lady Anne Barnard was a brave traveler, artist and observer. Stephen Taylor brings her brilliantly out of the shadows.Shrewd and wonderfully vivid.Stephen Taylors biography is scrupulous, affectionate and well-written& [Annes] appetite for life speaks to us across the centuries, and she wears her affections irresistibly on her sleeve, so that her loves are our loves, and likewise her losses.Taylors biography gives a sense of both the richness of the life Anne created for herself and the melancholy that came with not conforming to expectations& [A] captivating portrait of a woman of huge courage, talent, and warmth.Captivating& [A] sparkling portrait of a woman unapologetically ahead of her time.An edifying, uncluttered, and enjoyable picture of life in Regency England.Full and compelling... [A] page-turning introduction to a fascinating life.The first major biography of eighteenth-century writer and socialite Lady Anne Barnard.