The Scandalous Lady W : an eighteenth-century tale of sex, scandal and divorce / Hallie Rubenhold.
TITLE:
The Scandalous Lady W : an eighteenth-century tale of sex, scandal and divorce / Hallie Rubenhold.
Former Title:
Lady Worsley's whim
Publication Date:
2015, 2008
Publication Information:
London : Vintage,
Physical Description:
308 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England ... She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history. For over two hundred years the story of Lady Worsley, her vengeful husband, and her lover, George Maurice Bisset, lay forgotten. Now Hallie Rubenhold, in her impeccably researched book, throws open a window to a rarely seen view of Georgian England, one coloured by passion, adventure and the defiance of social convention.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781784701932
General Note:
Originally published as Lady Worsley's whim.
