This is a marvellously illustrated and “richly raucous” biography of Regency-era courtesan, Grace Dalrymple.
She was mistress to Lord Cholmondeley, the most infamous peer of the time whose “secret perfections” were reputed to inspire “female enthusiasm”. 😂😂
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Hmmmmm 🤔🤔 Sounds intriguing!! 6y
JaclynW Very scandalous! 😂 6y
Tamra Illustrated? 🙀😹 6y
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LeahBergen @Tamra Sadly, there is no illustration of his “secret perfection”. 😂😂 6y
emilyhaldi Sounds fascinating! 6y
Reviewsbylola You had me at illustrated! And what a gorgeous cover! 6y
vkois88 Ooooh this looks interesting! 6y
batsy Talk of "secret perfections" is igniting my enthusiasm for this book ?? 6y
erzascarletbookgasm You seem to have lots of intriguingly scandalous courtesan books! 😊 6y
LeahBergen @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @JaclynW Right? 😆 6y
LeahBergen @emilyhaldi @Reviewsbylola @vkois88 👍🏻 6y
LeahBergen @batsy 😆😆 6y
LeahBergen @erzascarletbookgasm Hmm. I do! 😆 6y
rubyslippersreads @erzascarletbookgasm I bet @LeahBergen has a special shelf just for scandalous courtesan books. 😂 6y
LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads Well, it‘s only HALF a shelf and it includes mistresses. 😂😂 6y
Centique “Secret perfections?” Where do I sign up? 😂😂😂 6y
LeahBergen @Centique Right? 😂 6y
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