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Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace

The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

Kate Summerscale

2012·303 pages·Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction

gritty memoir true crime

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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Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace

The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

Kate Summerscale

Year

2012

Pages

303

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Historical Fiction History & Politics

Tags

gritty memoir true crime

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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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