Peg Plunkett
Subtitle: memoirs of a whore
By: Julie Peakman
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781782067733; 9781784291037
Subjects: Prostitutes; Biography; Prostitution; History; Social life and customs
Description: Revelations and racy anecdotes about the lives of the rich and famous of Dublin and London abound within Peg Plunkett: Memoirs of a Whore. From a violent domestic background, Peg blitzed her way through balls and masquerades creating scandals and gossip wherever she went, leaving dukes, barristers and lieutenants stranded in her wake. She was the first madame ever to write her memoirs, thereby setting the template for the whore's memoir. She wrote not merely to reveal herself but to expose the shoddy behaviour of others and her account of her life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index.