LoginThe Covent Garden Ladies: Pimp General Jack & The Extraordinary Story of Harris' List (Revealing History)
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The Covent Garden Ladies tells the story of Samuel Derrick, Jack Harris, and Charlotte Hayes, whose complicated and colorful lives were brought together by the publication of Harris' List, an infamous guidebook of prostitutes which detailed addresses, physical characteristics and "specialties." The true history of the book is a tragicomicedy motivated by poverty, passionate love, aspiration, and shame. Its telling plunges the reader down the dark alleys of 18th-century London's underworld, a realm populated by tavern owners, pimps, punters, card sharps, and of course, a colorful range of prostitutes and brothel-keeper
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Manufacturer: Tempus
Release date: 1 April 2005
ISBN-10 : 0752428500 | ISBN-13: 9780752428505
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Release date: 1 April 2005
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