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Five sisters : the Langhorne sisters of Virginia by James Fox is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Five sisters : the Langhorne sisters of Virginia about?
The author of the bestseller <i>White Mischief</i> tells the story of the beautiful Langhorne sisters, who lived at the Pinnacle of high and powerful society from the end of the Civil War through the Second World War. Making their way across two continents, they left in their wakes rich husbands, fame, adoration, and scandal. <p>Lizzie, Irene, Nancy, Phyllis, and Nora were born in Virginia to a family impoverished by the Civil War. Their father remade his fortune by collaborating with the Yankees and building rail-roads; the sisters became southern belles and northern debutantes. James Fox draws on unpublished correspondence between the sisters and their husbands, lovers, children, and the powerful and glamorous of their day to construct a plural topography with the scope of a grand novel and the pace of a historical thriller.</p> <p>At its center is the most famous sister, Nancy, who married Waldorf Astor, one of the richest men in the world. Heroic, hilarious, magnetically charming, and a bully, Lady Astor became Britain's first female MP, championing women's rights and the poor. The beautiful Irene married Charles Dana Gibson and was the model for the Gibson Girl. The author's g
Who reads Five sisters : the Langhorne sisters of Virginia?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- James Fox
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780743200424
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Historical Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.1 / 5 (93 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14