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The Covent Garden Ladies: the book that inspired BBC2`s `Harlots`

***By the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling 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` INDEPENDENTWHAT READERS ARE SAYING:`This book is an absolute `must`-read for any person interested in English social history` 5 ****`Fascinating` 5 ****`Brilliant. Full of intelligent insight which brings this period to vibrant life` 5 ****

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