In 1757, a down-and-out Irish poet, the head-waiter at Shakespeare's Head Tavern in Covent Garden, and a celebrated London courtesan became bound together by the publication of a little book: *Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies*. This salacious publication detaling the names and 'specialities' of
The Covent Garden Ladies: The Extraordinary Story of Harris's List
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- Book ID
- 108582933
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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