The Covent Garden Ladies by Hallie Rubenhold

By the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE A fascinating expose of the seamy side of eighteenth century life MAIL ON SUNDAY Rubenholds pages practically reek with smelly poxridden Georgian Soho GUARDIAN In 1757 a downandout Irish poet the head waiter at the Shakespears Head Tavern in Covent Garden and a celebrated London courtesan became bound together by the publication of a little book Harriss List of Covent Garden Ladies Paperback softback