A historical tale of bravery and righteousness during the cholera epidemic in London is captured in this novel by Barbara Ewing. Harriet Cooper and her elder sister Mary Cooper have always had a guarded relationship with their father, the MP, Sir Charles Cooper; who after the death of his wife be...
The Petticoat Men 47In his opening speech for the defence, the famous barrister Mr Digby Seymour, Ernest Boulton’s defence lawyer, apart from saying, ‘Lord Arthur Clinton is dead – aye dead,’ also said:Gentlemen. I say that in a case like this I trust your verdict will establish that the moral at...
All the fashion and the gossip and the soirees and the convesatziones and the promenades and the balls, all the beautiful gowns and the gorgeous potions: all these blossomed elsewhere now, and new young adventurers were now named the most beautiful women in London as the black corsage with its el...
