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The Harlot's Handbook: Harris's List
The Harlot's Handbook Harris's List
Author: Hallie Rubenhold
Harris?s List of Covent Garden Ladies was a bestseller of the 18th century with more than 250,000 copies sold in an age before mass consumerism. Jack Harris, the so-called Pimp-General-of-All-England, published an annual guidebook detailing the names, locations, and specialties of all of London?s prostitutes. During its heyday Harris?s...  more » was the essential accessory for any serious gentleman of pleasure, yet beyond its titillating passages lies a glimpse into the lives of numerous Georgian-era women. Ranging from the ribald to the bizarre, collected here are the funniest and most surreal of Harris?s entries.
ISBN-13: 9780752443843
ISBN-10: 0752443844
Publication Date: 5/28/2008
Pages: 160
Edition: illustrated edition
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Publisher: Spellmount
Book Type: Paperback
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