Nell Gwyn The Story of her Life
Publisher: Hutchinson & Co.
Published: 1923
Place of publication: London
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 335
Description: In this book the author draws much on what has been written in the past; some of it factual, some not. He produces an excellent book bearing in mind that there is really little information to go on. The book also gives a good picture of the Restoration stage, the royal court and its adherents. In many ways the book is more about the manners and morals of London in the Restoration period than it is about Nell herself. Nevertheless a very good read.Fine illustrations by Kitty Shannon.
Table of contents: title: Chapter I       Introductory; title: Chapter II      The Origins of Nell Gwyn; title: Chapter III     The Childhood of Nell Gwyn; title: Chapter IV     The Stage after the Restoration; title: Chapter V      Some stage folk of the day; title: Chapter VI     Nell Gwyn on the stage; title: Chapter VII    Some Restoration rakes; title: Chapter VIII   Nell Gwyn and Lord Buckhurst; title: Chapter IX     Charles II, Lucy Walter and the Duke of Monmouth; title: Chapter X      Lady Castlemaine; title: Chapter XI     Catherine of Braganza; title: Chapter XII    Lady Castlemaine and La Belle Stuart; title: Chapter XIII   Nell Gwyn becomes the Mistress of Charles II; title: Chapter XIV   The Homes of Nell Gwyn; title: Chapter XV    Nell Gwyn: Her income and expenditure; title: Chapter XVI   The First Duke of St. Albans and his Descendants; title: Chapter XVII  Louis De Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth; title: Chapter XVIII The Duchess Mazarin; title: Chapter XIX   The death of Nell Gwyn; title: Appendix I; title: Appendix II