The Seven Deadly Sins of Prostitution: Perceptions of Prostitutes and Prostitution in Eighteenth-Century London

This thesis examines perceptions of lower-class female prostitutes and prostitution in eighteenth-century London. It reveals that throughout the Hanoverian period perceptions of prostitution were shaped by sensibilities about morality, the social order, and sin. To explore attitudes towards prostitu...

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Main Author: Steinberg, Jessica
Other Authors: Connors, Richard
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2014
Subjects:
Sin
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31879
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-6775