The Covent Garden Ladies
the book that inspired BBC2’s ‘Harlots’
$35.50
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
16 February 2021
Summary
By the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and Baillie Gifford prize-winner for non-fiction.
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By the Baillie Gifford prize-winning and No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE
‘A fascinating expose of the seamy side of eighteenth century life’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
‘Rubenhold’s pages practically reek with smelly, pox-ridden Georgian Soho’ GUARDIAN
In 1757, a down-and-out Irish poet, the head waiter at the Shakespear’s …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784165956 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784165956 |
| Author: | Hallie Rubenhold |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 16 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 126mm x 197mm |
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Hallie Rubenhold
Hallie Rubenhold is the Number One Sunday Times bestselling and Baillie Gifford Non-Fiction prize-winning social historian whose expertise lies in revealing stories of previously unknown women and episodes in history. By drawing upon a wealth of formerly unseen archival material and adding a full historical context to the victims’ lives, The Five changes the narrative of these murders for ever.
Rubenhold’s books include:
- Lady Worsley’s Whim, dramatized by the BBC as ‘The Scandalous Lady W’
- Covent Garden Ladies: The Extraordinary Story of Harris’s List, which inspired the ITV series ‘Harlots’
She has also written two acclaimed novels of female intrigue, revenge and betrayal:
- Mistress of My Fate
- The French Lesson
She lives in London with her husband.
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