Author: Batchelor, Jennie & Hiatt, Megan [editors]
Title: The Histories Of Some Of The Penitents In The Magdaeln House, As Supposed To Be Related By Themselves
Description: Pickering & Chatto, 2007, 1st edition. Printed boards, F. xxx+199pp, a fine copy.Chawton House Library series. Hardback , no dustjacket. ISBN: 9781851968602 ¶ A critical edition of an annonymous novel of 1759, which aimed to promote the cause of the Magdalen House, a charity which sought to rehabilitate prostitutes by fitting them for a life of virtuous industry. It challenged long-standing prejudices against prostitutes by presenting them as victims of inadequate education, male libertinism and sexual double standards.

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