Love and Dirt by Diane Atkinson
Arthur Munby, barrister and published poet, met Hannah Cullwick, Shropshire scullery maid, on London's Oxford Street in 1854. They had in common a sexual obsession: Munby adored watching Hannah 'in her dirt' and she responded to him with a literally slavish devotion. Amply documented in their letters and diaries, this is the compelling tale of a clandestine relationship that was to last for over fifty years. 'Shadowy figures at the edge of Victorian life, they might almost have stepped out of a Dickens plot' Claire Tomalin, Evening Standard 'Arthur and Hannah have been lucky with their biographer...Diane Atkinson has a generous appreciation of all the nuances and paradoxes of their bizarre relationship' Mail on Sunday 'In the letters and diaries of Hannah Cullwick and Arthur Munby, Diane Atkinson has discovered a gem of a story...Love & Dirt successfully presents an important historical document in a highly readable, accessible form...a fascinating insight into aspects of Victorian sexuality' Sunday Independent
Diane Atkinson lives in Shoreditch, London, with her husband the artist Patrick Hughes. A historian of women's lives, she is the author of a number of books and has curated several exhibitions at the Museum of London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330392280 |
| ISBN 10 | 033039228X |
| Title | Love and Dirt |
| Author | Diane Atkinson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2004-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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