Memoirs of Harriette Wilson

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Title
Memoirs of Harriette Wilson
Description
This is likely a pirated edition with a false imprint by Benbow and Mitford following the 1825 J.J. Stockdale publication. The publication of Wilson’s Memoirs was one of the biggest scandals of the day; after years as a courtesan, she wrote to each of her previous paramours to tell them of the publication of her Memoirs. Each ex-lover (including the Duke of Wellington) was granted the opportunity to not be named directly in the memoirs in exchange for two hundred pounds (which is about ten thousand pounds now).
Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)
B. W7481w1 1825
Date Created
1825
Authors
Wilson, Harriette; Morrell, William Turner; Stockdale, R. P.; Mitford, John; Benbow, William
Date
1825
Publisher
Printed by JMitford, Gate-street
Location
London
Language
eng
Rights
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Type
Book
List of Contributors
Morrell, William Turner; Stockdale, R. P.; Mitford, John; Benbow, William
Bibliographic Citation
Wilson, Harriette (1786-1846). Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, written by herself. London: Benbow, printer and publisher, [1825].

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