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Patsy : the story of Mary Cornwallis-West / Tim Coates.

Title
Patsy : the story of Mary Cornwallis-West / Tim Coates.
Author
Coates, Tim.
Publication
London : Bloomsbury, 2003.

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Description
xv, 262 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 24 cm.
Summary
This is the story of Mary Cornwallis West, who was called Patsy by her family and friends. Married at 16, she had a long affair with Edward, Prince of Wales. In 1915, a young soldier, Patrick Barrett, is sent home to convalesce and soon begins an affair with Patsy with dire results.
Subject
  • Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910 > Relations with women > Fiction
  • Cornwallis-West, Mary, 1858-1920 > Relations with men > Fiction
  • Great Britain. War Office > Corrupt practices > Fiction
  • 1910-1936
  • Political corruption > Great Britain > Fiction
  • Patronage, Political > Great Britain > Fiction
  • Great Britain > Mistresses > Fiction
  • Great Britain > History > George V, 1910-1936 > Fiction
Genre/Form
  • Biographical fiction
  • History
  • Fiction
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
0747560811
OCLC
  • 52325716
  • SCSB-11784664
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library