Queen of the Courtesans: Fanny Murray

Description

Fanny Murray (1729-1770) was a famous Georgian beauty and courtesan, desired throughout England and often to be found pressed to a gentleman's heart in the form of a printed disc secretly tucked into their pocket-watch. She rose from life in the 'London stews' to fame and fortune, through her career as a high-class courtesan. Her Memoirs (the first 'Whore Biography' - included in this book) records her eventful life in detail. She was seduced and then abandoned, aged just 12, by Jack Spencer, grandson of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (and related to the Althorp-based Spencers). Her luck t.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; A Note on the Text; Glossary of Terms; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 'The Bath Goddess'; 2 Rakes and Royals; 3 London and the 'Sisters of Carnality'; 4 Poetic Lists and Whores' Directories; 5 Lovers and Keepers; 6 The Height of Fashion; 7 The Nuns of Medmenham; 8 'A New Born Creature'; 9 'Awake my Fanny'; 10 'Auld Reekie'; 11 The Final Years; 12 Epilogue; Select Bibliography; Plates; Copyright.