Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace
The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady
New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2012.
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: xvi, 303 pages ; 22 cm
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.
Subjects:
Robinson, Isabella, 1813-1887.
Middle class women -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- Biography.
Divorce -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Trials (Adultery) -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- History -- 19th century.
Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Robinson, Isabella, 1813-1887.
Middle class women -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- Biography.
Divorce -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Trials (Adultery) -- Scotland -- Edinburgh -- History -- 19th century.
Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9781608199136
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LITERATURE Diary Sum | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-291) and index.