The Duchess of Castile - Julian Fane Reviews
Description:ISBN 0094736308 /
Newest Review: ... self confessed playboy, living off his older brothers fortune. Being the younger brother has effectively stripped him of what ... more
... he consider to be a mandatory title of Duke, that after his fathers death was passed down to Walter, (the eldest).
To try and appease his brothers ill feeling toward him, Walter employs Ivo to be his and the family names representative at all social occasions, especially the many, many shooting parties that got held, this story is based in Victorian times, so I did find it extremely interesting to hear how everything, even down to the way the lower classes address the higher classes, is handled, there seems to be cer...more
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by - written on 11/09/08 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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After many years of having a "hiatus" from reading, I have finally reawakened my passion with a wonderful collection of books purchased from my local library sale. One of these many books was the book I will now review, albeit begrudgingly. The book I will review is "The Duchess of Castile". I have to state before starting this review, that I have a terrible habit of buying books purely on there front covers, if the cover appeals then surely the story will too..... Right? This book has the most boring and old fashioned cover I have ever seen, so instead of putting it back I actually took the time to read the inside ... Read the complete review
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