I came to this both this book and to Hallie Rubenhold after inhaling Harlots on Starzplay (where the incomparable Samantha Morton’s décolletage should get a starring credit all of its own) which was inspired by this book, which was itself inspired by the notorious Harris’s List –a who’s who of the ladies whose time and bodies who could be bought in 18th century England. The Covent Garden Ladies charts the careers of three figures who were linked to the list – the pimp John Harrison […]