The Private Diaries of Daisy Princess of Pless, 1873-1914 (Albemarle Library)

vii, 312 pp. "Daisy Princess of Pless" and "From My Private Diary," were first published in 1928 and 1931 respectively. This edition, being a selection from both books, is issued in the Albemarle Library, 1950." "Daisy, Princess of Pless (Mary Theresa Olivia; née Cornwallis-West; 28 June 1873 – 29 June 1943) was a noted society beauty in the Edwardian period, and a member of one of the wealthiest European noble families. Daisy and her husband Hans Heinrich XV were the owners of large estates and coal mines in Silesia (now in Poland) which brought the Hochbergs enormous fortune."