HOPE COSTLEY-WHITE - Mary Cole. Countess of Berkeley. A Biography

Great Britain, The Pelham, 1961. Reprint, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo Paperback Paperback. Mary Cole. Countess of Berkeley. Crease to front cover. For those of you who visit Berkeley Castle this book will make fascinating reading. It is the true storu of Mary Cole, daughter of a Gloucester tradesman, who was duped into a form of marriage by the fifth Earl of Berkeley, a prominent member of the Prince Regent's circle, and as a result had to endure years of stracism and insults. Neverless, by sheer force of character, she secured for herself a legal marriage and lived down the illegitimacy of her children. Also by skilful management she brought prosperity to the family estates. During her long and active life, Lady Berkeley retained the friendship of the Prince Regent and the Royal Dukes - one even asked her hand in marriage - and the esteem and loyalty of the great Dr. Jenner. Material has been gathered from a wide variety of sources. A number of letters from the Royal Archives of Windsor are here printed for the first time, and private letters have been furnished by members of the Berkeley family. With 9 plates in half-tone and a map. 224 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).