Raffles and the golden opportunity, 1781-1826
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Raffles and the golden opportunity, 1781-1826
Author:
Glendinning, Victoria.
ISBN:
9781846686030
9781847658241
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Publication Information:
London : Profile, 2012.
Physical Description:
xvii, 349 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Description:
Raffles remains a controversial figure, and in this biography Victoria Glendinning charts his prodigious rise within the social and historical contexts of his world. His domestic and personal life was vivid and shot through with tragedy. His own end was sad, though his fame immortal.
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