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epub | 2.8 MB | English | Isbn:‎ B08YC5P9SS | Author: Susan Law | Year: 2015

Description:

Scandal existed long before celebrity gossip columns, often hidden behind the closed doors of the Georgian aristacy. But secrets were impossible to keep in a household of servants who listened at doors and spied through keyholes. The early mass media pounced on these juicy tales of adultery, eager to cash-in on the public appetite for sensation and expose the shocking moral corruption of the establishment. Drawing on a rich collection of original and often outrageous sources, this book brings vividly to life stories of infidelity in high places - passionate, scandalous, poignant or tragic - and reveals how the flood of print detailing sordid sexual intrigues, created a national outcry and made people question whether the nobility was fit to rule.

Category:19th Century World History, Marriage & Long-Term Relationships, History of United Kingdom