Courtesan'S Revenge by Frances Wilson

Courtesan'S Revenge by Frances Wilson

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Zusammenfassung

A salacious and scandalous biography of the celebrated courtesan Harriette Wilson, whose conquests included the Prince of Wales, the Lord Chancellor and four future Prime Ministers, and who, when she resorted to blackmail, was famously told by the Duke of Wellingston, to "publish and be damned".

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Courtesan'S Revenge by Frances Wilson

Born in 1786, by the time she was 15 years old, Harriette Wilson was well on her way to becoming Regency London's most sought-after courtesan. She counted amongst her conquests the Prince of Wales, the Lord Chancellor, and no less than four future Prime Ministers. There was hardly a young dandy in Mayfair who had not been involved with Harriette, who entranced men with her wit as much as her beauty. But when the Duke of Beaufort put a halt on the payments he had promised her, Harriette decided to avenge herself on the whole pack.
Frances Wilson lives in London with her daughter and teaches English Literature at Reading University. She is the author of Literary Seductions, which was praised by Alain de Botton as 'psychologically rich and wise', and by Amanda Foreman as 'an extraordinary book [which] combines profound insights with a sparkling style'.
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ISBN 13 9780571205042
ISBN 10 0571205046
Titel Courtesan'S Revenge
Autor Frances Wilson
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Faber & Faber
Erscheinungsjahr 2003-09-04
Seitenanzahl 384
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