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Author:

Baker, Kage.

Title:

Nell Gwynne's on land and at sea : or, who we did on our summer holidays / Kage Baker, Kathleen Bartholomew ; illustrated by K. K. Potter.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Subterranean Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

174 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Prostitutes--London--London--History--19th century--Fiction.
Brothels--London--London--History--19th century--Fiction.
Steampunk fiction.

Other Authors:

Bartholomew, Kathleen.
Potter, J. K. ill.

Summary:

The Ladies of Nell Gwynne's are not your run-of-the-mill demi-mondaines. They are refined and educated ladies all, engaged in the more elegant and expensive forms of carnal delight in order to make their way in a hard world. But they also serve the Queen and the Empire, as the invaluable Ladies' Auxiliary of the technocratic Gentlemen's Speculative Society. However, even the most dedicated operatives need a holiday from time to time. Nell Gwynne's shuts down for a month at the height of every summer for recreation and relaxation. This summer the Ladies have retired to a respectable boarding house in Torquay, since Mrs. Corvey, the Proprietress, is very fond of the sea. She also needs a deal of relaxing, as the cook at Nell Gwynne's has abruptly gotten religion and departed without notice for a less exotic position...

ISBN:

1596064641 (hardcover)
9781596064645 (hardcover) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)824662032

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)