The Harlot's Press: A Novel - Helen Pike Reviews
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Newest Review: ... evident in this book. In Nell Wingfield she has created a heroine who is innocent yet gutsy and with a zest for life. The ... more
... descriptions of the sights and sounds of Regency London are so detailed and vividly described that it's very easy to picture Nell at the mercy of the many unscrupulous individuals living in the city streets.
Since her mother's death, Nell has been the glue that held her family together but as her story begins her step-father who Nell describes as 'a God botherer' has recently been sent to prison for blasphemy, her older brother, Tom who had radical leanings has been hanged on a trumped up charge and her younger sis...more
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The Harlot's Press: A Novel - Helen Pike: The seamier side of the Regency (1215 words)by - written on 11/06/12 (Very useful, 89 readings)
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Whilst browsing the library shelves, I was pleased to discover an historical novel based around the events of George IV's coronation, especially as I'd quite recently finished a biography about George's much detested wife, Queen Caroline. The Georgian and Regency period is one I particularly enjoy and if I had to choose a different period of history in which to live, it's the one I'd opt for. The industrial revolution was underway, Britain was a huge world power and the age was one of elegance and sophistication. There was, however, an underbelly to society which was none of these things and this novel flits between the two giving the reader a glimpse into both ... Read the complete review
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