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The serpent and the stag

Title
The serpent and the stag / by John Pearson.
Author
Pearson, John, 1930-2021.
Publication
New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1983, 1984.

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Description
xvi, 318 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Uniform Title
Stags and serpents
Alternative Title
Stags and serpents
Subject
  • Cavendish family
  • Devonshire, Dukes of
  • Devonshire, Dukes of
  • Cavendish family
  • Nobility > Great Britain > History
  • Nobility
  • Great Britain
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Originally published under title: Stags and serpents.
  • "A William Abrahams book."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Prologue -- 2. The third wife -- 3. Mistress of hardwick -- 4. THe foundations of the house -- 5. The partron of our liberty -- 6. The great collector -- 7.A man of his word -- 8. Crown prince of wales -- 9. The genuis of Clapham -- 10. Racky, Canis, and Mrs. Rat -- 11. The bachelor -- 12. The rewards of virtue -- 13. The duke of omnium -- 14. The relucatant duke -- 15. Death and taxes
ISBN
  • 0030554314
  • 9780030554315
LCCN
83012947
OCLC
  • ocm09830608
  • 9830608
  • SCSB-14038999
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library