Love Well the Hour: The Life of Lady Colin Campbell (1857-1911)

Lady Colin Campbell (née Gertrude Elizabeth Blood) became the centre of media attention in 1886 when her husband accused her of adultery with a Duke, a general, a doctor and a fire-chief. The subsequent divorce trial was one of the longest in English legal history. Anne Jordan's book is the first full biography of this fascinating woman whose life reflects the profound social changes that characterized the late Victorian era. One hundred years after her death, Lady Colin Campbell is finally given a fair hearing. "A solidly researched yet compellingly readable biography of a woman too often defined by one episode in her fascinating life. Anne Jordan reveals Lady Colin Campbell as a complex individual, a pioneering sportswoman and successful journalist, a figure of considerable interest to anyone interested in the intricacies of women's lives in Victorian Britain, for far more reasons than merely her moment of notoriety as the central figure in a particularly sordid Victorian divorce case." Lesley Hall, Archivist & Historian "An important biography of this historical and colorful figure." Bruce Henderson, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author