The Scandalous Lady W

An Eighteenth-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce

De: Hallie Rubenhold

Narrado por: Pearl Hewitt

It was the divorce that scandalized Georgian England....

She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicized divorces in history.

For over 200 years the story of Lady Worsley, her vengeful husband, and her lover, George Maurice Bisset, lay forgotten. Now Hallie Rubenhold, in her impeccably researched book, throws open a window to a rarely seen view of Georgian England, one colored by passion, adventure, and the defiance of social convention. The Worsleys' story, their struggles and outrageous lifestyle, promises to shock even modern audiences.

©2008 Hallie Rubenhold (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Gritty History

History is gritty and uncomfortable sometimes. No everyone towed the "party line" and there were bad boys and bad girls. This is a interesting story of a set of them.

love the detail

if you enjoy actual facts and detail this is the author for you. Rubenhold is perfect!

An Epic - Depending Upon Your Brand Of Epic…

The Scandalous Lady W intrigued me enough to listen to it. I found very quickly that it is not my genre at all. Still the performance was very good. The story was one I had to push my way through. It was interesting enough but narrow in it’s scope and results, in my mind a kind of gossip piece that would be well-suited to some ladies who watch from the balcony. I’m positive that those more attuned to this type of story will be well-entertained. For me, no explosions, whistling shells, pounding hooves or clashing swords dampened my enthusiasms. But for gossipers and peepers - this has to be the “The Guns Of Navarone.”

Amazing story

This crazy scandal was amazing. The research done to write it can be seen in every extra detail. For instance that George Washington requested a copy of the trail, wow. These kinds of stories rarely come to light especially one so far back in time. I loved it.

Stranger than Fiction drama, juicy gossip!

This book has many facts and seems to have been well researched and organized. The story is gripping and an emotional rollercoaster, full of salacious stories, tragic events, revenge and shocking accounts. Its well worth the read if you like The Covent Garden Ladies (or Harlots, the show it's based off of)