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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.
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.
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.
Author | : Anonymous |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
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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.
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
Author | : Katie Charlwood |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2026-05-14 |
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ISBN | : 9781804369609 |
Author | : Kate Lister |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0500252440 |
Authored by one of the most original contemporary thinkers on the subject, this book is an enlightening illustrated cultural history of the sex trade that puts sex workers center stage, revealing how they have lived and worked all around the globe. The history of selling sex is a hidden one—and too often its practitioners are pushed to the margins of history. This book redresses the balance, revealing the history of the sex trade through the eyes of sex workers, from medieval streets to Wild West saloons, and from brothels to state bedrooms. These enthralling tales are brought to life by Whores of Yore creator Kate Lister’s witty and authoritative text, and illuminated by a rich archive of photographs, artworks, and objects offering insight into sex workers’ lives, challenging assumptions about this age-old trade. Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts’ chapters are structured thematically in a broadly chronological order, each one introducing a lively cast of complex and entertaining characters operating in an array of different periods, locations, and settings. In ancient Mesopotamia, the harlot Shamhat was powerful and respected, able to civilize the wild man Enkidu through her charms. In medieval London, Elizabeth Moryng serviced religious clergy under the guise of an embroidery business, though she was eventually jailed for being a prolific panderer and bawd. In the hedonistic floating world of Edo, Japan, Kabuki actresses and geishas entertained and pleasured their patrons. Lister’s engaging and illuminating tales invite readers to look, listen, and reconsider everything they thought they knew about the world’s oldest profession. Together, these captivating tales of sex workers from around the world and throughout history provide a powerful context to contemporary debates about sexuality and the empowerment of women.
Author | : Hallie Rubenhold |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2012-11-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1448153913 |
From the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling and prizewinning 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 Head Tavern in Covent Garden, and a celebrated London courtesan became bound together by the publication of a little book: Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies. This salacious work - detailing the names and 'specialities' of the capital's sex-workers- became one of the eighteenth century's most scandalous bestsellers. Yet beyond its titillating passages lies a glimpse into the lives of those who lived and died by its profits - a tragicomic opera of the Georgian era, motivated by poverty, passionate love, aspiration and shame. In this modern and visceral narrative, historian Hallie Rubenhold reveals the story behind Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies, and the legion of ordinary women whose lives in the sex trade history has chosen to ignore. ______ 'Scrupulously researched' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Crackles with drama and tension' GUARDIAN 'Compelling and ingenious' INDEPENDENT WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: *****'Brilliant. Full of intelligent insight which brings this period to vibrant life' *****'A wonderful insight into sheer survival of women during this period' *****'A fascinating, breath-taking journey back in time'
Author | : Cara A. Moore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Prostitutes |
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