| Author: | Fiona Mountain | ISBN: | 9781101516829 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | July 5, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Berkley | Language: | English |
| Author: | Fiona Mountain |
| ISBN: | 9781101516829 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | July 5, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Berkley |
| Language: | English |
One of the great natural scientists of her age, Eleanor Glanville was a woman ahead of her time-the beautiful daughter of a seventeenth-century Puritan nobleman whose unconventional passions scandalized society. Her life was marked by two reckless preoccupations: a fascination with science-especially the study of butterflies-and a tempestuous love affair with the dashing soldier Richard Glanville that nearly cost her everything she held dear.
One of the great natural scientists of her age, Eleanor Glanville was a woman ahead of her time-the beautiful daughter of a seventeenth-century Puritan nobleman whose unconventional passions scandalized society. Her life was marked by two reckless preoccupations: a fascination with science-especially the study of butterflies-and a tempestuous love affair with the dashing soldier Richard Glanville that nearly cost her everything she held dear.
