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Mrs. Robinson's disgrace the private diary of a Victorian lady

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.

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  • "1850. Isabella Robinson sets out for a party. Lady Drysdale is a vivacious hostess whose soirees are the centre of an intellectual scene. Joining the throng, Mrs Robinson is introduced to Lady Drysdale's daughter and son-inlaw, Mary and Edward Lane. She is at once enchanted by the handsome Mr Lane, a medical student ten years her junior. He is 'fascinating', she told her diary, before chastising herself for being so susceptible to a man's charms. But a wish had taken hold of her, which she would find hard to shake ."
  • "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."@en
  • "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."
  • "The longings of a frustrated wife collide with a society clinging to rigid ideas about sanity, the boundaries of privacy, the institution of marriage, and female sexuality."@en
  • "The longings of a frustrated wife collide with a society clinging to rigid ideas about sanity, the boundaries of privacy, the institution of marriage, and female sexuality."
  • "PLAYAWAY. 1850. Isabella Robinson sets out for a party. Lady Drysdale is a vivacious hostess whose soirees are the centre of an intellectual scene. Joining the throng, Mrs Robinson is introduced to Lady Drysdale's daughter and son-inlaw, Mary and Edward Lane. She is at once enchanted by the handsome Mr Lane, a medical student ten years her junior. He is 'fascinating', she told her diary, before chastising herself for being so susceptible to a man's charms. But a wish had taken hold of her, which she would find hard to shake."
  • "Kate Summerscale, the bestselling, award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, brilliantly re-creates the Victorian world, chronicling in exquisite and compelling detail the life of Isabella Robinson, wherein the longings of a frustrated wife collide with a society clinging to rigid ideas about sanity, the boundaries of privacy, the institution of marriage, and female sexuality."

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  • "Historical fiction"
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  • "Audiobooks"
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  • "Trials, litigation, etc"@en
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  • "Mrs Robinson's disgrace : the private diary of a Victorian lady"
  • "Mrs Robinson's disgrace [the private diary of a Victorian lady]"
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  • "Mrs. Robinson's disgrace the private diary of a Victorian lady"
  • "Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady"@en
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