During the eighteenth century England saw a sharp increase in the sale of medicines and medical s... more During the eighteenth century England saw a sharp increase in the sale of medicines and medical services. This growth was so profound that scholar Steven King has dubbed the era the "age of pills and potions". 1 With the sudden saturation of the medical marketplace prompted by the rise in consumerism, there came a need for sellers to convince the general public that their products or services were superior to the other competing remedies and practitioners.
An essay debating the purpose of Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies. This essay argues that Ha... more An essay debating the purpose of Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies. This essay argues that Harris's List was a pornographic work primarily created for the titillation of readers, not as a usable directory of prostitutes.
N.B. My research led me to form this argument, my own personal opinion is that the List was both pornography and a directory used by punters.
By evaluating the language, rituals and lives of the men in eighteenth-century molly houses, and ... more By evaluating the language, rituals and lives of the men in eighteenth-century molly houses, and comparing them with the ideal heterosexual Georgian family home, as well as the gentlemen’s clubs of the period, this essay intends to demonstrate that molly houses can be considered 'homes'.
During the eighteenth century England saw a sharp increase in the sale of medicines and medical s... more During the eighteenth century England saw a sharp increase in the sale of medicines and medical services. This growth was so profound that scholar Steven King has dubbed the era the "age of pills and potions". 1 With the sudden saturation of the medical marketplace prompted by the rise in consumerism, there came a need for sellers to convince the general public that their products or services were superior to the other competing remedies and practitioners.
An essay debating the purpose of Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies. This essay argues that Ha... more An essay debating the purpose of Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies. This essay argues that Harris's List was a pornographic work primarily created for the titillation of readers, not as a usable directory of prostitutes.
N.B. My research led me to form this argument, my own personal opinion is that the List was both pornography and a directory used by punters.
By evaluating the language, rituals and lives of the men in eighteenth-century molly houses, and ... more By evaluating the language, rituals and lives of the men in eighteenth-century molly houses, and comparing them with the ideal heterosexual Georgian family home, as well as the gentlemen’s clubs of the period, this essay intends to demonstrate that molly houses can be considered 'homes'.
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N.B. My research led me to form this argument, my own personal opinion is that the List was both pornography and a directory used by punters.
N.B. My research led me to form this argument, my own personal opinion is that the List was both pornography and a directory used by punters.