From scant first-hand evidence, Linda Colley has mined the diaries of relatives to pull together a compelling portrait that sets her heroine against the rise of the British empire.

• 由于缺少第一手资料，琳达?柯雷搜集其亲戚们的日记，并整理出相关的信息以期为她的女英雄（伊莉莎白?马什）树立一种与大英帝国相敌对的形象。