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Lady Jane Digby [1807-1881] married at age 17 a politician and Lord twice her age, eloped with an Austrian prince, married a German baron, had affairs with a king and counts and an Albanian general, and finally found romantic fulfillment marrying a Bedouin nobleman 20 years her junior. Based on personal diaries as well as meticulous research, including travel to Digby's Bedouin world. This book reveals more than the life of a fascinating woman. As she lived out her remaining years in what is now Syria, the book also teaches much about Bedouin culture. Black and white plates of portraits and photographs. Light crease of spine, otherwise like new. Fourth Estate, London and New York. 1995. Paper. USED. $6.00 Show more