Maud Allan Affair, The by Russell James

Maud Allan Affair, The by Russell James

Maud Allan, the famous exotic dancer was destroyed by the infamous libel trial brought by charismatic MP and pilot, Noel Pemberton-Billing. In this wonderfully written book, Russell James charts her rise and fall from the days when she saved the 1908 London Olympics from failure to the outrageous miscarriage of justice of her trial which knocked the dark days of the First World War off the front pages of the national newspapers. In his gripping narrative, Russell seamlessly moves from the days when Maud was courted by society to the end when her friends, apart from former PM's wife, Margot Asquith, shunned her in case they, too, were labelled as sexual deviants. The trial was based on the existence of the notorious (and fictional?). German black book and its list of 47,000 sexually depraved people who could be used by the Germans to defeat the British in War. Names included Herbert and Margot Asquith and the judge himself. Maud did not stand a chance. A fantastic read brought out in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics which will be looking ahead to the next London Olympics, in four years' time.

James, Russell: - Russell James is an author and historian.

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ISBN 13	9781844680412
ISBN 10	184468041X
Title	Maud Allan Affair, The
Author	Russell James
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2008-08-20
Number of pages	496
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