Lady Worsley's whim : an eighteenth-century tale of sex, scandal and divorce
Rubenhold, Hallie2009
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She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairytale but ended as one of the most salacious and publicised divorces in history. Hallie Rubenhold tells the story of one of the first examples of media frenzy surrounding a celebrity divorce.
Main title:
Lady Worsley's whim : an eighteenth-century tale of sex, scandal and divorce / Hallie Rubenhold.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2009.
Collation:
308 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2008.Paperback.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099494263 (pbk)0099494264 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.8'9'0922306.89
Local class:
941.07
Language:
English
Subject:
Worsley, Seymour Dorothy, Lady -- MarriageWorsley, Richard, Sir, 1751-1805 -- MarriageWorsley, Seymour Dorothy, Lady -- Trials, litigation, etcWorsley, Richard, Sir, 1751-1805 -- Trials, litigation, etcBisset, Maurice George, 1757-1821 -- Trials, litigation, etcAristocracy (Social class) -- England -- History -- 18th centuryAdultery -- England -- History -- 18th centuryDivorce -- England -- History -- 18th centurySex customs -- England -- History -- 18th century
BRN:
601940