The Scandal of the Season

London, 1711. As the rich, young offspring of the city's most fashionable families ll their days with...
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Author: Sophie Gee
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The Scandal of the Season by Gee, Sophie

The Scandal of the Season

$52.32

The Scandal of the Season

$52.32
Author: Sophie Gee
Format: Paperback
Language: English
London, 1711. As the rich, young offspring of the city's most fashionable families ll their days with masquerade balls and clandestine court-ships, Arabella Fermor and Robert, Lord Petre, lead the pursuit of pleasure. Beautiful and vain, Arabella is a clever coquette with a large circle of beaus. Lord Petre, seventh Baron of Ingatestone, is a man-about-town with his choice of mistresses. Drawn together by an overpowering attraction, the two begin an illicit affair.

Alexander Pope, sickly and nearly penniless, is peripheral by birth, yet his uncommon wit and ambition gain him unlikely entrance into high society. Once there, privy to every nuance and drama, he is a ruthless observer. He longs for the success that will cement his place in society; all he needs is one poem grand enough to make his reputation.

As the forbidden passion between Arabella and Lord Petre deepens, an intrigue of a darker nature threatens to overtake them. Fortunes change and reputations -- even lives -- are imperiled. In the aftermath, Pope discovers the idea for a daring poem that will catapult him to fame and fortune.

Author: Sophie Gee
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 08/05/2008
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781416540571


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 09/07/2008 pg. 24

About the Author
Gee, Sophie: - Sophie Gee grew up in Sydney, Australia, and completed a PhD in English at Harvard in 2002. She is an assistant professor in the Department of English at Princeton. She was recently named the John E. Annan Bicentennial Preceptor, in recognition of her outstanding teaching and research as a member of Princeton's junior faculty. She divides her time between Princeton and New York. Please visit www.sophiegee.com.

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