The Viceroy's Daughters by Anne de Courcy

One favorite after-dinner game was Styles, in which guests were given half an hour to write something in the style of Shakespeare, Macaulay, Wordsworth or Tennyson. Irene (born1896), Cynthia (born 1898) and Alexandra (born 1904) were the three daughters of Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India 1898-1905 and probably the. Buy a discounted Paperback of The Viceroys Daughters online from Australias. Their articulateness, freedom of expression and extravagant displays of affection made their conversation the very opposite of the convention and banality that had trickled down from court circles. Contents Preface 1 Curzon and His Circle 2 Viceroy and Vicereine 3 The Schoolroom at Hackwood 4 Elinor Glyn 5 Enter Grace Duggan 6 Growing Up 7 She Must Do. Booktopia has The Viceroys Daughters, Women in History by Anne de Courcy. Book Cover for The Viceroys Daughters by Anne de Courcy. They were not afraid of expressing emotion-indeed, they had been christened the Souls by Lord Charles Beresford in 1888 since, as he said, “You all sit and talk about each other’s souls” and the name was confirmed by Curzon’s banquet for them of 1889 at the Bachelors’ Club, where each guest found on his chair a set of Curzon’s verses describing the characteristics of each individual Soul. Anne de Courcy is the author of thirteen widely acclaimed works of social history and biography.

Curzon was also a founder member of the coterie of aristocratic and intellectual men and women known as “the Souls.” Though the nude tennis-playing of the Crabbet Club after a long night of talk had no place among the Souls, they were equally impressed by an elegance of intellectual style.

The Viceroy's Daughters by Anne de Courcy