The Covent Garden Ladies

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<p><b>SOON TO BE STREAMED ON NETFLIX</b></p><p><b>By the Baillie Gifford prize-winning and No. 1 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>THE FIVE</i></b></p><p><b><i>'A </i>fascinating expose of the seamy side of eighteenth century life' </b><i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i><br><b>'Rubenhold's pages practically reek with smelly, pox-ridden Georgian Soho'</b> <i>GUARDIAN</i><br><b><i>-------------------------------------------------------</i></b><br>In<b> 1757</b>, a down-and-out Irish poet, the head waiter at the Shakespear's Head Tavern in Covent Garden, and a celebrated London courtesan became bound together by the publication of a little book: <i>Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies. </i>This salacious work - detailing the names and 'specialities' of the capital's sex-workers- became one of the eighteenth century's most scandalous bestsellers.</p><p>Yet beyond its titillating passages lies a glimpse into the lives of those who lived and died by its profits - a tragicomic opera of the Georgian era, motivated by poverty, passionate love, aspiration and shame.</p><p><b>In this modern and visceral narrative, historian Hallie Rubenhold reveals the story behind <i>Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies</i>, and the legion of ordinary women whose lives in the sex trade history has chosen to ignore. </b></p><p>'Scrupulously researched' <i><b>DAILY TELEGRAPH</b></i></p><p>'Crackles with drama and tension' <b><i>GUARDIAN</i></b></p><p><b><i>'</i>Compelling and ingenious' <i>INDEPENDENT</i></b></p><p><b>WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:</b></p><p>'This book is an absolute 'must'-read for any person interested in English social history' <b>5 ****</b><br>'Fascinating' 5 ****<br>'Brilliant. Full of intelligent insight which brings this period to vibrant life' <b>5 ****</b><br><b>________</b></p><p><b>**BUY THE AUTHOR'S BRAND NEW WORK,<i> STORY OF A MURDER**</i></b><br><b>'Terrific' </b>Ian Rankin<br><b>'I dare you to put it down' </b>Lucy Worsley<br><b>'Fascinating' </b>Val McDermid</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781784165956

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

191 x 128 x 30 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Verlag / Hersteller

Transworld Publ. Ltd UK