Mrs. Robinson's disgrace : the private diary of a Victorian lady / Kate Summerscale.

Title:

ISBN:

9781608199136

Personal Author:

Summerscale, Kate, 1965-

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2012.

Physical Description:

xvi, 303 pages : genealogical tables ; 22 cm

Summary:

Traces the story of a scandalous trial that rocked Victorian England, describing how Isabella Robinson recorded sexual fantasies in her private diary, which was discovered and read by her husband, who petitioned for divorce on the grounds of adultery.

Personal Subject:

Robinson, Isabella, 1813-1887.

Geographic Term:

Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century

Subject Term:

Middle class women--Scotland--Edinburgh -- Biography

Divorce--Great Britain -- History 19th century

Trials (Adultery)--Scotland--Edinburgh -- History 19th century

OCLC Number:

ocn784030618

Availability:

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