Georgian Harlots & Whores

Georgian Harlots & Whores
Author: Mike Rendell
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2022-04-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 152679103X

This book will look at the phenomenon of celebrity hookers in the eighteenth century – all of them the subject of extraordinary press scrutiny and comment. They were the fashion icons of the age, and what they wore was copied and put on sale in the high street within days. Many of them were passed around within the same small circle of aristocratic lovers. They were the object of constant gossip and whether they were flaunting their fame by taking a box at the opera for the entire season, or by parading through Hyde Park in a phaeton pulled by matching cream ponies, or returning from Paris wearing the very latest fashions, they enjoyed a celebrity status nowadays bestowed on TV reality stars and footballers’ wives.

Georgian Harlots & Whores

Georgian Harlots & Whores
Author: Mike Rendell
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2022-04-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1526791056

This book will look at the phenomenon of celebrity hookers in the eighteenth century – all of them the subject of extraordinary press scrutiny and comment. They were the fashion icons of the age, and what they wore was copied and put on sale in the high street within days. Many of them were passed around within the same small circle of aristocratic lovers. They were the object of constant gossip and whether they were flaunting their fame by taking a box at the opera for the entire season, or by parading through Hyde Park in a phaeton pulled by matching cream ponies, or returning from Paris wearing the very latest fashions, they enjoyed a celebrity status nowadays bestowed on TV reality stars and footballers’ wives.

The Harlot's Handbook

The Harlot's Handbook
Author: Hallie Rubenhold
Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780752443843

'Harris's List' was a best-seller of the 18th century shifting 250,000 copies. An annual 'guide book', it detailed the names and 'specialities' of London's prostitutes. Hallie Rubenhold has collected the funniest, rudest and most surreal entries penned by Jack Harris in this book.

Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies

Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies
Author: Jack Harris
Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Courtesans
ISBN: 9780752435466

An annual 'guide book', 'Harris's List' detailed the names and 'specialities' of the capital's prostitutes, and during its heyday it was essential reading for any serious gentleman of pleasure. This book brings together some of the funniest, rudest and downright surreal entries penned by Jack Harris.

London's Sinful Secret

London's Sinful Secret
Author: Dan Cruickshank
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2010-11-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1429919566

Georgian London evokes images of elegant mannered buildings, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife and houses of ill repute widespread in a sex trade that employed thousands. In London's Sinful Secret, Dan Cruickshank explores this erotic Georgian underworld and shows how it affected almost every aspect of life and culture in the city from the smart new streets that sprang up in Marylebone, to the squalid alleys around Charing Cross to the coffee houses, where prostitutes plied their trade, to the work of artists such as William Hogarth and Joshua Reynolds. Cruickshank uses memoirs, newspaper accounts and court records to create a surprisingly bawdy portrait of London at its most-mannered and, for the first time, exposes its secret, sinful underside. "A lively work of social history, full of surprises and memorable characters." - Kirkus Reviews

Sex and Sexuality in Georgian Britain

Sex and Sexuality in Georgian Britain
Author: Mike Rendell
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2020-12-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526755637

“A thorough examination of the morals and mindset of Georgian Britons towards sex and sexuality . . . well-written, engaging and educational.” —Caitlyn Lynch, USA Today-bestselling author Peek beneath the bedsheets of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain in this affectionate, informative and fascinating look at sex and sexuality during the reigns of Georges I-IV. It examines the prevailing attitudes towards male and female sexual behavior, and the ways in which these attitudes were often determined by those in positions of power and authority. It also explores our ancestors’ ingenious, surprising, bizarre and often entertaining solutions to the challenges associated with maintaining a healthy sex life. Did the people in Georgian Britain live up to their stereotypes when it came to sexual behavior? This book will answer this question, as well as looking at fashion, food, science, art, medicine, magic, literature, love, politics, faith and superstition through a new lens, leaving the reader enlightened and with a new regard for the ingenuity and character of our ancestors. “This book was funny, at times, and for a slim volume is quite comprehensive . . . Good introduction to the period, very easy to read and entertaining.” —Rosie Writes . . .

Disorderly Women in Eighteenth-Century London

Disorderly Women in Eighteenth-Century London
Author: Tony Henderson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2014-06-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317889878

This is the first full-length study of prostitution in London during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It is a compelling account, exposing the real lives of the capital's prostitutes, and also shedding light on London society as a whole, its policing systems and its attitudes towards the female urban poor. Drawing on the archives of London's parishes, jury records, reports from Southwark gaol as well as other sources which have been overlooked by historians, it provides a fascinating study for all those interested in Georgian society.

Reframing Prostitution

Reframing Prostitution
Author: N. Persak
Publisher: Maklu
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2014-07-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9046606732

Prostitution has always fascinated the public and bewildered policy makers. Reframing Prostitution explores several aspects of this multidimensional phenomenon, examining different ways in which prostitution is and was being practised in different places and different times, best practices in the regulation of prostitution as well as wider social and psychological issues, such as the construction of prostitution as incivility or of prostitutes as a socially problematic group or as victimised individuals. The book also addresses normative questions with respect to policy making, unmasking the purposes behind certain societal reactions towards prostitution as well as proposing innovative solutions that could reconcile societal fears of exploitation and abuse while meeting the rights and needs of individuals voluntarily involved in prostitution. With contributions across social science disciplines, this international collection presents a valuable discussion on the importance of empirical studies in various segments of prostitution, highlights social contexts around it and challenges regulatory responses that frame our thinking about prostitution, promoting fresh debate about future policy directions in this area.