num_pages: 448
description: A descendent of Charles II and Nell Gwyn pens this fascinating account of the "people's princess"--a woman born into poverty who became a well-known actress and then mistress to King Charles II. 35,000 first printing. $40,000 ad/promo.
language: English
title: Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King
titlecomplete: Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King
characters: Nell Gwyn
genres: Nonfiction, Feminism, Biography Memoir, 17th Century, Biography, Research, History, European History, Historical, British Literature
ratings_count: 568
publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press