England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton | 
@Clwojick I finally have my #Tbrdeckofcards! If the prompts seem familiar it's because they are the #52Booksin52Weeks ones.
Of the hearts, I've already completed:
J - Sparks joy - England's Mistress (reminds me of the #readingretreat #friendship #200pnpcovers @CrowCAH @mabell because she was born where Gladstone's Library is)
7 - Set in rural area - The Poisonwood Bible
8 - Involves a second chance - The Founding Gardeners
pick4.5 ⭐ and #abookthatsparksjoy, as Emma was born in #Hawarden and that reminds me of the #Gladstonerds. #52Booksin52Weeks @BarbaraBB
@julesG @scripturient @squirrelbrain @rockpools @CGainor3 @Susanita @Cathythoughts @RaeLovesToRead @TrishB @Leniverse @jhod @Oryx @eraderneely @Mitch @Caroline2
AND PEOPLE SAY SHE DOESN'T MENTION CURRENT EVENTS!!! 😡
#PemberLittens @sprainedbrain
So it turns out that Mr Dashwood's behaviour towards his half-sisters was not that unusual for the time...
#PemberLittens @BarkingMadRun @sprainedbrain
50p in my local charity shop!
For #IAmAPoseur, I can't help but think of Emma Hamilton and her 'attitudes' - "classical poses + modern allure". She certainly liked making people stare!
#fiercefeb @batsy @Cinfhen
I adore candles. My allergies flare up if I smell anything floral or outdoorsy, so I have to stick to foodish smelling candles. This is the candle on my dresser, along with a myriad of books waiting to be shelved in my library, and a container of cat treats (!). I have so many candles...probably my next biggest collection after books. #bookandcandles #autumnreads
Not even pudding?? 😂 #WhattaMan
I've always been fascinated by the life of Emma, Lady Hamilton and her steamy affair with Horatio, Lord Nelson. I'm not so sure about his love letters, though. 😏
#90sInJuly
#marchwrapup #ro17
A mixed bag this month, I would say, but the #nonfictionchallenge17 is going great guns! Let's not talk about the Other challenges, eh? Especially the ones that involve reading My Own Books.
And logging this against England's Mistress because that took by far the most effort!
so-soWhat do you want from a biography?
The early part of Emma Hamilton's life was spent in poverty, so few records remain. In their place, we get lashings of social history, which I found fascinating!
The second half, Emma is desperately in love with Nelson, & doing whatever she can to keep her place in society. Turns out celebrity culture was alive, well & viscious long before Twitter. Probably more what you'd expect from a biog but endless. 😝👇
I am 12/15ths of the way through a 16h44 audiobook and I really want to bail. But I kind of feel committed after 13 HOURS of the flipping thing (make it stop 🙉) . The first half was really interesting (which is why I haven't bailed yet) but the minutiae of Emma's relationship with Nelson is beyond tedious. I might have to stick with litsy-approved titles in future.
My #recentnonfictionread is actually a current read, but hey. I've hardly read any historical bios, and I know nothing about the subject, but I'm finding Emma Hamilton's life fascinating. So far we've gone from rural poverty in North Wales via a London brothel to life with a wealthy volcano-geek in Naples! ?
#marchintoreading @RealLifeReading
Pic: Romney -Emma Hart as Circe. Photo: © Tate CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 (Unported) https://tinyurl.com/pwngzbt
Random #overdrive find.
Not sure if I'll read all of this, but it's landed in my ears and I'm enjoying it so far. I won't comment on the cover. Yet.
I like Kate Williams' style (& I just worked out who she is!) Although biography, she's interested in the history of the era, so adds in context/how things were/could have been. I'm more likely to read for history than biogs so I'm good with that, but GR reviews suggest it's a problem. We'll see!
