Hallie Rubenhold

The history of the scandalous 18th-century bestseller, 'Harris' List', an infamous guidebook of prostitutes which detailed addresses, physical characteristics and 'specialities' and sold over 250,000 copies over 20 years.

Pimp General Jack and the Extraordinary Story of Harris' List

The Covent Garden Ladies

In 1757, a down-and-out Irish poet and a celebrated London courtesan became bound together by the publication of a little book: Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies. Hallie Rubenhold tells the story of this salacious publication which detailed the names and 'specialities' of the capital's prostitutes, and became one of the eighteenth century's most successful and scandalous literary works.

Pimp General Jack & the Extraordinary Story of Harris's List

Cerys

Hallie Rubenhold may be becoming my favourite non-fiction writer!!! I had to pick this up after loving the writing style within The Five and this did not disappoint. Rubenhold has an uncanny way of presenting the facts of the past with the readability of fiction. I will often recommend Rubenhold has amazing books for those who are interested in non-fiction but get too overwhelmed with harsh facts and overcomplicated words been thrown at them. I hadn't previously read up on this subject but this book has made me want to understand the lives of these people in more detail. Would highly recommend!

The Covent Garden Ladies Pimp General Jack and the Extraordinary Story of Harris' List

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