{"product_id":"miss-edens-letters","title":"Lettres de Miss Eden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does life near power look like when a sharp-eyed sister writes home without an audience in mind?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Eden belongs to a political family at the heart of Whig society. Her brother George, Lord Auckland, becomes Governor-General of India, and she travels with him as hostess and companion. In letters to family and friends, she records the drawing rooms, journeys and social duties that fill her days close to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Eden's Letters gathers correspondence never intended for print. Eden teases acquaintances, mocks pomp and notices the small events that official reports leave out. Her humour sits beside loyalty and worry, giving these private accounts their warmth. This is history through one woman's observations, not a formal history or a story driven by plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA political family's world\u003c\/strong\u003e – See Whig society through a woman whose family lives close to the people making policy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWit without ceremony\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy Eden's dry smile as she describes social duty and takes the grandeur out of pomp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndia beside her brother\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow her travels as Lord Auckland's companion, with a witness's eye rather than an official brief.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLetters meant for home\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the candid voice she shares with family and friends, never expecting her words in print.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDetails beyond official reports\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover the feelings, habits and small events that give her account its particular human texture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy history through private voices, or want a witness's view of Victorian society and British rule in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet Emily Eden through her wit, worries and letters home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534562558300,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03978_en_ebook-front_c21.jpg?v=1792174893","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/lettres-de-miss-eden","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}