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Lady Worsley's whim

an eighteenth-century tale of sex, scandal, and divorce

by Hallie Rubenhold

HistoryTrials, litigationMarriageAdulteryAristocracy (Social class)DivorceSex customsDivorce, great britain

In February 1782, England opened their newspapers to read the details of Sir Richard Worsley vs George Maurice Bisset, a Criminal Conversation trial in which the aggrieved Sir Richard attempted to sue his wife's lover for an astronomical GBP20,000 in damages. This book presents a picture of aristocratic life in the Georgian era.

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Book data: Open Library