The Harlot’s Handbook

Historian Hallie Rubenhold reveals the story behind the 18th century’s most infamous book – Harris’s Lists, a catalogue describing the talents and attributes of London’s prostitutes.

Created by a pimp, a prostitute and a poet, the Lists became an instant bestseller – even though they contained lurid and often disturbing descriptions of the lives of the common courtesans.

Rubenhold uses the details found within the Lists to produce a vivid depiction of the steamy underside of Georgian life.

Watch below or on YouTube, parts one and two, or here on YouTube, parts one and two.

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