Mrs Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

By Kate Summerscale

Book Overview

I think people marry far too much; it is such a lottery, and for a poor woman--bodily and morally the husband's slave--a very doubtful happiness. -Queen Victoria to her recently married daughter Vicky... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140881241X
• ISBN13: 9781408812419
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.4" x 1.1" x 5.6"

Customer Reviews

Very depressing read

I must say I have not read anything more depressing, with maybe the exception of “We the Living” by Ayn Rand. I have to confess that I could not finish this book. It may work for some people who are not sensitive to this type of story. I must say that the book seems well researched. I have nothing against the writing style. The bottom line is, do not live in Victorian England; if you do, do not keep a diary.

A very accurate portrayal of the oppressed sexual state women were subjected to during the Victorian age in England.