The author of this new biography of Lady Charlotte Guest will be well-known to many Newcomen Society members, as she has given a number of papers to the Society as well as publishing other books of engineering history interest. If it is sometimes said that one cannot tell a book from its cover, then this is not the position in this case, since the book absolutely reflects both the title and the cover design. Charlotte Guest cannot be said to have been one of those 'hidden' women whose stories have been forgotten, since she was very well known in her lifetime and several books and theses about her have been published since.
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