A Woman Nobly Planned: Fact and Myth in the Legacy of Flora Macdonald
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Flora MacDonald is one of Scotland's leading ladies of legend. Her ten-day adventure with charismatic Bonnie Prince Charlie in June 1746 and her consequent confinement at Leith and in London brought her instant and lasting fame. Fame did not bring fortune, however. At fifty-two, Flora, with her husband and some of her family, left Scotland for better times in North Carolina. Instead, she and her family were caught up on the losing side of the American Revolution and suffered separation and hardship. In the two and a half centuries since her precipitating adventure, Flora has been mentioned in history and celebrated in legend. In the eighteenth century, Johnson praised her, London society flocked to her, and the principal portraitists of the day painted her. In the nineteenth century, Sir Walter Scott, King George IV, and Queen Victoria paid tributes to her, and her descendants built and dedicated memorials in her honor. In the twentieth century, Flora has continued to be celebrated in portrait, play, poem, song, and story; her name was given to a college, and her image has adorned marmalade jars and shortbread tins.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0890899576
ISBN13:9780890899571
Release Date:October 1997
Publisher:Carolina Academic Press
Length:254 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"
Customer Reviews
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Good biography of an interesting woman
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Enjoyed reading about Flora Macdonald. Wonderful period in history and this part of it well presented. Wish the author had more books on the subject.
Incredible
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
The author of this book does such a wonderful job. You should buy it!
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