Alfred, Count d’Orsay, was the most admired dandy of his age, friend of Byron, Disraeli and Dickens and long the companion of Lady Blessington. Shore traces his jocund youth, his arrival in London, his travels with the Blessingtons, his marriage, his reign over fashion at Gore House and the debts that eventually drove him back to France.
An entertaining biography for anyone curious about Regency society and the art of dressing well. Download the free EPUB.