tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post5806066705126242386..comments2024-02-09T16:00:40.486+01:00Comments on Edith's Miscellany: Book Review: The Secret of an Empress by Countess Zanardi LandiEdith LaGrazianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-39107355925023127732022-12-19T16:51:28.856+01:002022-12-19T16:51:28.856+01:00I agree, I read enough history to know that I woul...I agree, I read enough history to know that I would never want to be a princessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-85289242920638259992022-12-19T16:51:04.885+01:002022-12-19T16:51:04.885+01:00I came across the book at a flea market somewhere ...I came across the book at a flea market somewhere or a book sale. I didn't know as much about European history as I do now, when I read it. Even then I thought the story was somewhat implausible. Now that I know more about the history I realize that it definitely could never have happened. Like you said empress Elizabeth was obsessed with her figure and how would she have hit a pregnancyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-41312134479335190332016-12-26T12:55:38.232+01:002016-12-26T12:55:38.232+01:00Yes, Z was a bit of a hard nut to crack, especiall...Yes, Z was a bit of a hard nut to crack, especially because I needed a classic by a woman writer. In my research I came across some really interesting books from Greece, the Netherlands, Austria/Israel and other "exotic" places, but neither of them was available in English translation...<br /><br />I wouldn't wish to be anyone but me - even less a princess!Edith LaGrazianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-57598053308305107482016-12-25T17:16:42.198+01:002016-12-25T17:16:42.198+01:00I wondered what gem you would find for Z and this ...I wondered what gem you would find for Z and this book certainly looks intriguing. I'm now thinking about who I might like to claim to be!Stephanie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-21337707980074799232016-12-25T16:22:43.710+01:002016-12-25T16:22:43.710+01:00Yes, it's really bizarre... but it's even ...Yes, it's really bizarre... but it's even stranger to see that in different forums about European aristocracy you can find people who take the book of Countess Zanardi Landi at face value. There seem to be no limits to gullibility (or is it stupidity?).Edith LaGrazianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-44038809405406545592016-12-24T18:36:45.908+01:002016-12-24T18:36:45.908+01:00What a strange book! It might be interesting to wr...What a strange book! It might be interesting to write an alternative history of one's own life though.Judy Kruegerhttp://keepthewisdom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com