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The King's Favorite: A Novel of Nell Gwyn and King Charles II Paperback - 2008
by Susan Holloway Scott
The acclaimed author of "Duchess" and "Royal Harlot" returns with the unforgettable story of Nell Gwyn, who becomes a king's last love and London's darling.
Summary
The acclaimed author of Duchess and Royal Harlot returns with the unforgettable story of a king?s last love and London?s darling?
BR>Nell Gwyn has never been a lady, nor does she pretend to be. Blessed with impudent wit and saucy beauty, she swiftly rises from the poverty of Covent Garden to become a sensation in the theater. Still in her teens, she catches the eye of King Charles II, and trades the stage for Whitehall Palace?and the role of royal mistress.
Even though she delights the king, she must learn to negotiate the cutthroat royal court, where ambition and lust for power rule the hearts of all around her. For beneath her charm and light-heartedness, Nell has her own ambition?to become no less than the king?s favorite.
BR>Nell Gwyn has never been a lady, nor does she pretend to be. Blessed with impudent wit and saucy beauty, she swiftly rises from the poverty of Covent Garden to become a sensation in the theater. Still in her teens, she catches the eye of King Charles II, and trades the stage for Whitehall Palace?and the role of royal mistress.
Even though she delights the king, she must learn to negotiate the cutthroat royal court, where ambition and lust for power rule the hearts of all around her. For beneath her charm and light-heartedness, Nell has her own ambition?to become no less than the king?s favorite.
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- Title The King's Favorite: A Novel of Nell Gwyn and King Charles II
- Author Susan Holloway Scott
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Books, NY USA
- Date 2008-07-01
- ISBN 9780451224064 / 045122406X
- Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 8.22 x 5.45 x 0.92 in (20.88 x 13.84 x 2.34 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Biographical fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008000835
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Publishers Weekly, 05/19/2008, Page 33
- Romantic Times, 07/01/2008, Page 46
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