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Blessington-d’Orsay A Masquerade by Michael Sadleir

Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (née Power; 1 September 1789 – 4 June 1849), was an Irish novelist, journalist, and literary hostess. She became acquainted with Lord Byron in Genoa and wrote a book about him. Of rare beauty, charm and wit, she was no less distinguished for her generosity and for the extravagant tastes she shared with her second husband, which resulted in encumbering his estates with debt. On 25 August 1822 they set out for a continental tour with Marguerite’s youngest sister, the 21-year-old Mary Anne, and servants. On the way they met Count D’Orsay (who had first become an intimate of Lady Blessington in London in 1821) in Avignon on 20 November 1822, before settling at Genoa for four months from 31 March 1823. There they met Byron on several occasions, giving Lady Blessington material for her Conversations with Lord Byron.

Biography of an Irish woman born Margaret Power who was very poorly treated by the men in her life even though she was the most famous Lady Blessington.

Features;

• Folio Society First Impression No. 508
• Publisher Folio Society, London; 1983
• Quarter Green Cloth Hardback, 307pp
• Contemporary portraits and prints
• Size 250 x 160mm, 1.1kg

Condition: Fine – Superb Unmarked Copy

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