This book tells the story of the bitter feud between the Duchess of Kingston and the actor, Samuel Foote, which resulted in a pair of scandalous trials in London in the revolutionary year of 1776. Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution, the duchess's state trial for…
The eighteenth-century Venetian adventurer Giacomo Casanova used his charisma to talk his way into the beds of more than two hundred women and turned his name into a synonym for seduction. Charming, brilliant and devastatingly attractive, the compulsive womaniser claimed to like…
Claire Tomalin's story of the life of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens returns the neglected actress to her rightful place in history as well as providing a compelling and truthful portrait of the great Victorian novelist.
"Claire Tomalin's multi-award-winning story of the life of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens is a remarkable work of biography and historical revisionism. It not only returns the neglected actress to her rightful place in history, but provides a compelling and truthful portrait o…
Midwife Sarah Brandt joins forces with Detective Frank Malloy to clear the name of banker Nelson Ellsworth, who has been accused of murdering his pregnant mistress.
Explores the unsolved murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, her ties to President Kennedy, and her possible uncovering of an assassination plot.
Explores the unsolved murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, her ties to President Kennedy, and her possible uncovering of an assassination plot.
This book explores the unsolved murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, her ties to President Kennedy, and her possible uncovering of an assassination plot.
Explores the unsolved murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, her ties to President Kennedy, and her possible uncovering of an assassination plot.
Explores the unsolved murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, her ties to President Kennedy, and her possible uncovering of an assassination plot.
"The great courtesans charmed some of Europe's most illustrious men, gaining riches, power, education, and sexual freedom in a time when most women were denied all of these. They inspired artists and writers from Praxiteles to Proust. [This book] tells the story of these women, …