Phoenix: The Lonely Empress: Elizabeth of Austria

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enlarge picture	*Phoenix: The Lonely Empress: Elizabeth of Austria*
	Author:	Joan Haslip
	ISBN:	1842120980
	Format:	Handover
	Publish Date:	June, 2005




Book Review


*Book Description* Consort to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Elizabeth was a modern woman who fled the confines of Habsburg to roam free--she fancied dangerous riding, sailing and poetry--but her life ended with her assassination in 1896. "Haslip writes with vividness and immediacy... a serious book which is highly readable." --Edward Crankshaw. Phoenix: The Lonely Empress: Elizabeth of Austria FROM THE PUBLISHER Consort to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Elizabeth was a modern woman who fled the confines of Habsburg to roam free—she fancied dangerous riding, sailing and poetry—but her life ended with her assassination in 1896. "Haslip writes with vividness and immediacy... a serious book which is highly readable." —Edward Crankshaw. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4. SYNOPSIS Consort to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Elizabeth of Bavaria was a modern woman who fled the confines of Habsburg to roam free--she fancied dangerous riding, sailing, and poetry--but her life ended with her assassination in 1896.