Bibliograph

The woman who stole Vermeer, the true story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House art heist, Anthony M. Amore

Type

Label

The woman who stole Vermeer, the true story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House art heist, Anthony M. Amore

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239)

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The woman who stole Vermeer

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1142340987

Responsibility statement

Anthony M. Amore

Sub title

the true story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House art heist

Summary

The extraordinary life and crimes of heiress-turned-revolutionary Rose Dugdale, who in 1974 became the only woman to pull off a major art heist. Dugdale's life is singularly notorious. Born into extreme wealth, she abandoned her life as an Oxford-trained PhD and heiress to join the cause of Irish Republicanism. While on the surface she appears to be the British version of Patricia Hearst, she is anything but. In 1974, she led a gang into the opulent Russborough House in Ireland and made off with millions in prized paintings. This book is Rose Dugdale's story, from her idyllic upbringing in Devonshire and her presentation to Elizabeth II as a debutante to her university years and her eventual radical lifestyle

Target audience

adult

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