Lord Hervey; eighteenth-century courtier.

Describes the field work of three female primatologists and what their studies have revealed about the behavioral patterns of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans in their natural habitat.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Halsband, Robert, 1914-1989
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, Oxford University Press, 1974 [©1973]
Subjects:	Hervey, John Hervey, > Baron, > 1696-1743. Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > 18th century. Great Britain > Court and courtiers > Biography. Galdikas-Brindamour, Biruté Fossey, Dian Lawick-Goodall, Jane, > Barones van Courts and courtiers. Great Britain. 1700-1799 Biography Biography. collective biographies. History. Biographies.

Table of Contents:

Prologue: Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, 1740
1. Family and education, 1669-1714
2. An indefinite future, 1714-1719
3. Husband, Lord, and M.P., 1720-1725
4. Political and romantic attachments, 1725-1727
House of Commons and travel abroad, 1725-1729
6. 'Marks of distinction', 1729-1731
7. The Honourable Miss Vane, 1731-1732
8. 'Rewards and punishments', 1732-1733
9. Pamphlets political and satirical, 1733-1734
10. The achievement of Sporus, 1735-1736
11. Private passions and courtly politics, 1736-1737
12. A royal birth, a royal death, 1737-1738
13. Exit the Vice-Chamberlain, 1738-1740
14. A dedicatory epistle, 1740-1741
15. Fall from power, 1741-1742
16. Various conclusions, 1742-1743
Lord Harvey's family.