Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881
The Young Duke
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Duke Release date is 2006-12-03
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"The Young Duke" by Earl of Beaconsfield Benjamin Disraeli is a novel written between 1829-1830. The wealthy young Duke of St James enters fashionable society, squandering his fortune on gambling and pursuing unsuitable romantic attachments. After rejecting his honorable Catholic guardian Mr Dacre, George becomes entangled with the married Lady Aphrodite while falling for Dacre's virtuous daughter May. Financial ruin and a duel force the dissolute duke to confront his character flaws and seek redemption through meaningful action. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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