The book came in very good condition and was well packaged. It's one of the harder Antonia Fraser books to read, along with Kings and Queens of England. It's very interesting though-you can it down for months at a time and then pick it back up. It is a compilation of accounts of different lives and situations/5(54). More than a collection of female biographies, The Weaker Vessel offers fresh insight into its subjects’ attitudes and lives, with appearances by heiresses and dairy maids, holy women and prostitutes, criminals and educators, widows and witches, midwives and mothers, heroines, courtesans, prophetesses, businesswomen, ladies of the court, and that new breed, the bltadwin.ru by: · Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers. She was awarded the Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in and was made a DBE in for services to literature. Her previous books include MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, KING CHARLES II, THE WEAKER VESSEL: WOMAN'S LOT IN SEVENTEENTH .
With this anecdote, Antonia Fraser explains the purpose of her latest book. In The Weaker Vessel, Fraser uses diaries, letters and popular ballads to recreate the condition of women in British. The Weaker Vessel, by Antonia Fraser (read 19 Oct ) This is the ninth book by Fraser I have read and is, I think, the least interesting and one I slogged through without often finding it interesting. It is essentially a history of women in the 17th century in Britain, She does a good job of showing how few rights women had in that benighted. Buy The Weaker Vessel (WOMEN IN HISTORY) Ted Smart edition by Lady Antonia Fraser (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers. She was awarded the Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in and was made a DBE in for services to literature. Her previous books include MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, KING CHARLES II, THE WEAKER VESSEL: WOMAN'S LOT IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND which won the Wolfson History Prize, MARIE ANTOINETTE: THE JOURNEY, PERILOUS QUESTION; THE DRAMA OF THE GREAT REFORM BILL The Weaker Vessel: Woman's Lot in Seventeenth-Century England (Mass Market Paperback) Published by Methuen. Mass Market Paperback, pages. Author (s): Antonia Fraser. ISBN: (ISBN ) Average rating: (10 ratings). The book came in very good condition and was well packaged. It's one of the harder Antonia Fraser books to read, along with Kings and Queens of England. It's very interesting though-you can it down for months at a time and then pick it back up. It is a compilation of accounts of different lives and situations.
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