The Husband Hunters
Social Climbing in London and New York
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Narrated by:
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Clare Corbett
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By:
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Anne de Courcy
About this listen
Towards the end of the 19th century and for the first few years of the 20th, a strange invasion took place in Britain. The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled, land-owning governing class had barricaded itself for so long was breached. The incomers were a group of young women who, 50 years earlier, would have been looked on as the alien denizens of another world - the New World, to be precise. From 1874 - the year that Jennie Jerome, the first known 'Dollar Princess', married Randolph Churchill - to 1905, dozens of young American heiresses married into the British peerage, bringing with them all the fabulous wealth, glamour and sophistication of the Gilded Age.
Anne de Courcy sets the stories of these young women and their families in the context of their times. Based on extensive firsthand research, drawing on diaries, memoirs and letters, this richly entertaining group biography reveals what they thought of their new lives in England - and what England thought of them.
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- Stephanie Bramble
- 04-02-2023
Intriguing
A fascinating and highly enjoyable exploration of the ‘Cash for coronets’ Gilded Age. Individual stories are intriguing and build to create a great analysis of the historical period. Anne de Courcy writes an accessible and enjoyable text. Highly recommended
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- Vanessa Young
- 12-06-2017
For fans of social history.
Anne de Courcy details the reasons American girls from wealthy families married into the British Aristocracy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The result is a provocative book that really draws attention to how recently the concept of marriage based on love has evolved and the fact that, where wealth was concerned, young women were 'sold' to titled British families, often against their will, to secure the social position of their mothers. This book would suit anyone interested in social and economic, rather than, political history. I found it fascinating: the author's descriptions of the way in which those with extreme wealth spent their money were particularly good. My 'say what?' moment came with the description of a pet monkey who had his own servant.
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- Rach...
- 11-06-2018
Amazing wealth and lives
I really enjoyed this book. Documents the "Cash for Coronet" trading that went went on for girls of new money and not so new climbing the social ladder. The lavish parties, clothes and lifestyle. Loved this book!
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