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Author:

Rubenhold, Hallie.

Title:

The lady in red : an eighteenth-century tale of sex, scandal, and divorce / Hallie Rubenhold.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

308 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Worsley, Seymour Dorothy,--Lady.
Worsley, Seymour Dorothy,--Lady--Marriage.
Worsley, Richard,--Sir,--1751-1805--Marriage.
Worsley, Seymour Dorothy,--Lady--Trials, litigation, etc.
Aristocracy (Social class)--England--Biography.
Adultery--England--History--18th century.
Divorce--England--History--18th century.
Worsley, Richard,--Sir,--1751-1805--Trials, litigation, etc.
Bisset, Maurice George,--1757-1821--Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Adultery)--London.--London.

Other Titles:

Lady Worsley's whim

Notes:

First published in Great Britain as Lady Worsley's Whim by Chatto & Windus, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 271- [272]) and index.

Summary:

In February 1782, England opened its newspapers to read the details of Sir Richard and Lady Worsleys' scandalous sexual arrangements, voyeuristic tendencies, and bed-hopping antics. This lively true history presents a rarely seen picture of aristocratic life in the Georgian era.

ISBN:

0312359942
9780312359942

OCLC:

(OCoLC)294886876

LCCN:

2009003785

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)