{"product_id":"9781444792430","title":"The Lost Imperialist: Lord Dufferin, Memory and Mythmaking in an Age of Celebrity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA biography of one of the greatest statesmen of the Victorian Age, a celebrity of his time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Hamiton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, enjoyed a glittering career which few could equal. As Viceroy of India and Governor-General of Canada, he held the two most exalted positions available under the Crown, but prior to this his achievements as a British ambassador included restoring order to sectarian conflict in Syria, helping to keep Canada British, paving the way for the annexation of Egypt, and preventing war from breaking out on India's North-West Frontier. Dufferin was much more than a diplomat and politician, however: he was a leading Irish landlord, an adventurer, and a travel writer whose \u003ci\u003eLetters from High Latitudes\u003c\/i\u003e proved a publishing sensation. He also became a celebrity of the time, and in his attempts to sustain his reputation he became trapped by his own inventions, thereafter living his public life in fear of exposure. Ingenuity, ability, and charm usually saved the day, yet in the end catastrophe struck in the form of the greatest City scandal for 40 years and the death of his heir in the Boer War. With unique access to the family archive at Clandeboye, Andrew Gailey presents a full biography of the figure once referred to as the \"most popular man in Europe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murray, John Publishers, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030515335408,"sku":"9781444792430","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781444792430_p0.jpg?v=1763816678","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781444792430","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}