Scandal of the Century (eBook)

A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England s first novel

Lisa Hilton (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
352 Seiten
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4059-5335-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This is The Scandal of the Century, the true story of the author Aphra Behn, who used a shocking love affair to create the first English novel . . .'Gloriously mind-boggling . . .This is a lively book, full of saucy millennial-type analogies' Spectator London, 1682. When Lady Henrietta Berkeley elopes with her sister s husband, her subsequent capture and the lawsuit that follows tears through Restoration England as the scandal of the century. But it also proves inspiration to one Aphra Behn already condemned as a scarlet woman of loose morals who pens a searing and outrageous bestseller based on Henrietta s shocking affair. The story of how and why Henrietta acted as she did, and how and why Behn came to write it becomes, in Lisa Hilton s hands, a stunning portrait of two women attempting to smash the shackles enslaving their sex. PRAISE FOR THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY'A landmark book, a sweeping, scintillatingly original, exciting and game changing exploration of writer, spy, power player, lover Aphra Behn. Thrilling, scholarly, powerfully researched, this is Aphra as she s never been seen before' Kate Williams, historian and author of Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots'The Scandal of the Century allows Hilton to showcase her skill for both historical and detective work and compelling, evocative writing . . . compelling to read [and] refreshingly transparent . . . Her fresh ideas could open up exciting paths for future scholars BBC History Magazine'An enjoyable read . . . challenging - but always entertaining' Literary Review'Engaging, ingenious, lively . . . Hilton skilfully narrates background material of the Restoration' TLS

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.5.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-4059-5335-7 / 1405953357
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4059-5335-1 / 9781405953351