Disorderly Women in Eighteenth-Century London
Prostitution and Control in the Metropolis, 1730-1830
Nonfiction, History, British
| Author: | Tony Henderson | ISBN: | 9781317889878 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tony Henderson |
| ISBN: | 9781317889878 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This is the first full-length study of prostitution in London during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It is a compelling account, exposing the real lives of the capital's prostitutes, and also shedding light on London society as a whole, its policing systems and its attitudes towards the female urban poor. Drawing on the archives of London's parishes, jury records, reports from Southwark gaol as well as other sources which have been overlooked by historians, it provides a fascinating study for all those interested in Georgian society.
This is the first full-length study of prostitution in London during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It is a compelling account, exposing the real lives of the capital's prostitutes, and also shedding light on London society as a whole, its policing systems and its attitudes towards the female urban poor. Drawing on the archives of London's parishes, jury records, reports from Southwark gaol as well as other sources which have been overlooked by historians, it provides a fascinating study for all those interested in Georgian society.
