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Through the Keyhole

Susan C. Law
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  • ISBN 9780752499338
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 04 May 2017
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Description

Scandal existed long before celebrity gossip columns, often hidden behind the closed doors of the Georgian aristocracy. But secrets were impossible to keep in a household of servants who listened at walls 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 and tragic. It 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.
About Niall de Burca | Susan C. Law | Susan Law
SUSAN C. LAW, a historian and career journalist with a focus on investigative and crime reporting, has worked as a volunteer for the Canal & River Trust since 2017. Her work has been published in a range of media, including BBC History Magazine, The Times Higher Education Supplement, Financial Times, and London Evening Standard. Dr Law completed her PhD in History at Warwick University, and has spent many years researching the 18th and 19th century aristocracy, servants, family life and country houses. She has previously written Through the Keyhole: Sex, Scandal and the Secret Life of the Country House.

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