Belle : the true story of Dido Belle
Byrne, Paula2014
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The extraordinary true story of Dido Belle, born to a captured slave mother and a captain in the Royal Navy, Belle was adopted and raised by the politically powerful Lord Mansfield - the Lord Chief Justice of England.
Belle : the true story of Dido Belle / Paula Byrne.
London : William Collins, 2014.
x, 292 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780007542727
941.073092941.073
English
Belle, Dido Elizabeth, 1761-1804Upper class women -- Great Britain -- BiographyUpper class -- Great Britain -- BiographyRacially mixed women -- Great Britain -- BiographyRacially mixed people -- Great Britain -- BiographyIllegitimate children -- Great Britain -- BiographyGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 941.073 BEL | Available |