Slammerkin
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Harcourt, 2000.
Status
Central - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : Harcourt, 2000.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
410 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Notes
Description
"Set in London and Monmouth in the late 1700s, this is an extraordinary novel about Mary Saunders, the young daughter of a poor seamstress. Mary hungers greedily for fine clothes and ribbons, as people of her class do for food and warmth. It's a hunger that lures her into prostitution at the age of thirteen. Mary is thrown out by her distraught mother when she gets pregnant and almost dies on the dangerous streets of London. Her saviour is Doll - a prostitute. Mary roams London freely with Doll, selling her body to all manner of 'cullies', dressed whorishly in colourful, gaudy dresses with a painted red smile. Faced with bad debts and threats upon her life she eventually flees to Monmouth, her mother's hometown, where she attempts to start a new life as a maid in Mrs Jones's house. But Mary soon discovers that she can't escape her past and just how dearly people like her pay for yearnings not fitting to their class in society..."--,FantasticFiction.com.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Monmouth (Wales) -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Saunders, Mary, -- -1764 -- Fiction.
Women -- England -- London -- Fiction.
Women murderers -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Monmouth (Wales) -- Fiction.
Murder -- Fiction.
Saunders, Mary, -- -1764 -- Fiction.
Women -- England -- London -- Fiction.
Women murderers -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Donoghue, E. (2000). Slammerkin . Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Donoghue, Emma, 1969-. 2000. Slammerkin. Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Donoghue, Emma, 1969-. Slammerkin Harcourt, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Donoghue, Emma. Slammerkin Harcourt, 2000.
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