Set against the sumptuousness of Queen Elizabeth I's court, the story of the passion and poetry of John Donne and the woman who was his muse. Ann More was the spirited daughter of a noble family in Surrey, come to court to make an advantageous match. Donne was a clever, arrogant and attractive young poet, secretary to Ann's uncle, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and a Catholic.
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ISBN:9780312554156 (hc.)
Physical Description:print 370 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Publisher:New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010, c2009.
Summary: Set against the sumptuousness of Queen Elizabeth I's court, the story of the passion and poetry of John Donne and the woman who was his muse. Ann More was the spirited daughter of a noble family in Surrey, come to court to make an advantageous match. Donne was a clever, arrogant and attractive young poet, secretary to Ann's uncle, the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and a Catholic.