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The history of the scandalous 18th-century bestseller, 'Harris' List', an infamous guidebook of prostitutes which detailed addresses, physical characteristics and 'specialities' and sold over 250,000 copies over 20 years.
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...a good story...impeccable... -- The Times, 16 April 2005
Rubenhold proves herself both a keen researcher and a writer who understands narrative tension...a compelling and ingenious book... -- The Independent, 29 May 2005
Scrupulously researched and cleverly structured...Among the scurrilous tales of 18th-century low life...this one is the most intriguing. -- The Daily Telegraph, 19 June 2005
About the Author
Hallie Rubenhold was born in Los Angeles to English parents, studied history and the history of art the University of Leeds where she received her MA and MPhil in eighteenth-century British social history. She has edited a facsimile of an edition of Harris's List (also published by Tempus) and is currently writing Lady Worsley's Whim: The Divorce that Scandalised Georgian England. She worked as the Assistant Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, London before deciding to teach history and write full-time. She lives in Muswell Hill, London.
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- PublisherThe History Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0752428500
- ISBN 13 9780752428505
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages320
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