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Harriette Wilson was the most desired and the most dangerous woman in Regency London. This highly acclaimed biography reveals for the first time the true story behind her sensational life and scandalous ''Memoirs''. When her former lovers - including much of the British aristocracy - turned against her, she knew exactly how to take revenge . . .

''A wonderful book. Much more than a biography of one attractive, witty woman, it offers a deft analysis of how Britain dealt with celebrity, sex, power and popular journalism in an age that bears remarkable similarities to our own . . . Frances Wilson is not only a first-rate scholar but also a wonderful storyteller who manages to get inside her namesake''s famously creamy skin and tell her story with wit and understanding.'' Kathryn Hughes, Mail on Sunday

''Lively and stylish . . . Reveals how dangerous the courtesan who operated at the heart of the political world was thought to be.'' Anne Sebba, Spectator
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The Courtesans Revenge

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    A Paperback / softback by Frances Wilson

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 5 February 2004
      ISBN-13 9780571205240
      978-0571205240
      ISBN-10 0571205240

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Harriette Wilson was the most desired and the most dangerous woman in Regency London. This highly acclaimed biography reveals for the first time the true story behind her sensational life and scandalous ''Memoirs''. When her former lovers - including much of the British aristocracy - turned against her, she knew exactly how to take revenge . . .

      ''A wonderful book. Much more than a biography of one attractive, witty woman, it offers a deft analysis of how Britain dealt with celebrity, sex, power and popular journalism in an age that bears remarkable similarities to our own . . . Frances Wilson is not only a first-rate scholar but also a wonderful storyteller who manages to get inside her namesake''s famously creamy skin and tell her story with wit and understanding.'' Kathryn Hughes, Mail on Sunday

      ''Lively and stylish . . . Reveals how dangerous the courtesan who operated at the heart of the political world was thought to be.'' Anne Sebba, Spectator
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