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Those Wild Wyndhams: Three Sisters at the Heart of Power
By Renton, Claudia
- ISBN
- 9781101874295 9781101874301
- Publisher
- Knopf.
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Reviewed on May 1, 2018 | Social Sciences
The exploits of the fictional Crawley sisters of the PBS series Downton Abbey pale in comparison to the colorful, often scandalous lives led by the real Wyndham siblings as recounted by first-time author Renton in this captivating biography. Subjects of a famous portrait by John Singer Sargent, the sisters—vivacious, eccentric Mary (1862–1937); placid, domestic Madeline (1869–1941); and vain, complicated Pamela (1871–1928)—were forma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
