Hallie Rubenhold

BY THE AUTHOR OF MULTI AWARD WINNING 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE FIVE THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPERAn epic examination of the historical true crime story of infamous wife murderer Dr Crippen in Edwardian England brought to justice by an extraordinary group of strong women A unique combination of sleuthing storytelling and compassion Lucy Worsley Under her pen history comes alive Professor Dame Sue Black An exceptional achievement I was gripped from the very first page The Secret Barrister Reads like a great thriller I inhaled it Bella Mackie Fascinating It s about time Belle became the hero of her own story Val McDermid As compelling as any crime drama S J Parris I couldn t put it down Bonnie Garmus I had my hand over my wide open mouth Rachel Joyce Takes us beyond the world of Dr Crippen into the lives impacted by him and the society in which he moved Terrific Ian Rankin Compelling to the very last page Denise Mina No murderer should ever be the keeper of their victim s story On 1 February 1910 vivacious musichall performer Belle Elmore suddenly vanished from her north London home causing alarm among her circle of female friends the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies Guild who demanded an immediate investigation They c

It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England... She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history.For over two hundred years the story of Lady Worsley, her vengeful husband, and her lover, George Maurice Bisset, lay forgotten. Now Hallie Rubenhold, in her impeccably researched book, throws open a window to a rarely seen view of Georgian England, one coloured by passion, adventure and the defiance of social convention. The Worsleys story, their struggles and outrageous lifestyle, promises to shock even the modern reader.

Un exhaustivo y contundente trabajo de investigación histórica, sobre la misoginia que ha alimentado el mito de Jack el Destripador. Un true crime devastador. Una investigación seria, profunda y rigu

THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA TIMES Top Ten Best True Crime book: Groundbreaking. ExtraordinaryTerrificIan RankinGrippingNEW YORK TIMESAt last, the Rippers victims get a voice... An eloquent, stirring challenge to reject the prevailing Ripper mythMAIL ON SUNDAYWINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION____________Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met.They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden and Wales. They wrote ballads, ran coffee houses, lived on country estates, they breathed ink-dust from printing presses and escaped people-traffickers.What they had in common was the year of their murders: 1888.Their murderer was never identified, but the name created for him by the press has become far more famous than any of these five women.Now, in this devastating narrative of five lives, historian Hallie Rubenhold finally sets the record straight, and gives these women back their stories.____________PRAISE FOR THE FIVEDevastatingly good. The Five will leave you in tears, of pity and of rage. LUCY WORSLEYFascinating, compelling, moving.BRIDGET COLLINS, author of The BindingAn angry and important work of historical detection, calling time on the misogyny that has fed the Ripper myth. Powerful and shaming.GUARDIANHauntingSUNDAY TIMESWhat a brilliant and necessary book JO BAKER, author of LongbournBeautifully written and with the grip of a thriller, it will open your eyes and break your heart. ERIN KELLYAn outstanding work of history-from-below ... magnificentSPECTATORDeeply researchedTHE NEW YORKER**NOW BUY THE BRAND NEW WORK BY HALLIE RUBENHOLD: STORY OF A MURDER

Perfect fiction for fans of BBC TVs hit series BRIDGERTON and HARLOTSA remarkable picture of a fascinating ageDaily ExpressA full-blooded historicalIndependent_____________________My tale is not for the faint of heart.Born illegitimate in eighteenth-century England, the scandalous Henrietta Lightfoot gives us her version of the truth about her criminal life in this delicious coming-of-age.Fleeing her childhood home for the big city, Henrietta is now swimming in the London underworld of rakes, rogues, sharks, pimps and courtesans - she quickly sees that true liberty is a mans privilege.What must Henrietta do to survive in a world designed for men?Gripping, twisty, shocking, MISTRESS OF MY FATE illuminates the dark lives of the women written out by the masters of eighteenth-century literature. Vibrant and full-blooded, it is an irresistible picaresque story for our timesTwo parts Lizzie Bennett and Tom Joness Sophia Western to one part Moll FlandersINDEPENDENTCombines extraordinary bawdiness with silky sophisticationDAILY EXPRESS

By the bestselling winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize 2019 for THE FIVE: THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPERThis is the book that inspired ITVS hit drama HARLOTS.If you ever wondered what Jane Austens Mr Darcy and his fellows got up to on their numerous trips to London, here is the book they would certainly have carried around ...HARRISS LIST OF COVENT GARDEN LADIES was a bestseller in the Eighteenth Century, shifting 250,000 copoies in an age before mass consumerism. A guide book published annually at Christmas, it detailed the names, attributes and specialities of the capitals prostitutes. During its heyday (1759 -95) HARRISS LIST was the essential accessory for any serious gentleman of pleasure.Hallie Rubenhold has collected the funniest, rudest and most bizarre entries penned by Jack Harris, Pimp-General-of-all-England, into this fascinating and mischievous collection.

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE-WINNER, THE FIVE, THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPERUnder her pen, history comes aliveProfessor Dame Sue BlackA fabulous 18th-century tale. Hallie Rubenhold tells it beautifullyTelegraphAs a historian and storyteller, Rubenhold is in a league of her ownLiterary Review_____________It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England...She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history.For over two hundred years the story of Lady Worsley, her vengeful husband, and her lover, George Maurice Bisset, lay forgotten. Now Hallie Rubenhold, in her impeccably researched book, throws open a window to a rarely seen view of Georgian England, one coloured by passion, adventure and the defiance of social convention. The Worsleys story, their struggles and outrageous lifestyle, promises to shock even the modern reader.The book behind the major BBC drama starring Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games, Mockingjay)

A thrilling novel of female intrigue, betrayal and revenge. Read it!LUCY WORSLEYDark and deliciousRed MagazineUtterly gripping and highly relevantSIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE_____________________Fear your neighbour. Praise the Republic. Preach liberty. Hate monarchy. Speak in whispers. Trust no-one.Revolutionary Paris, 1792: As the city spirals into bloodshed, Henrietta Lightfoot a young Englishwoman runs for her life to the extravagant home of Grace Dalrymple, notorious courtesan to the aristocracy.But loyalties are tested when she befriends Graces arch rival, a committed revolutionary and mistress of the most powerful man in France. Trapped in a terrifying game of wits between these two dangerous women, Henrietta is about to learn the most brutal lesson of her life.A tale of friendship and betrayal, The French Lesson is an eye-popping drama of power and manipulation, as the women written out of the French Revolution tell their own story of smarts and sacrifice.PERFECT FOR FANS OF HARLOTS and BRIDGERTON___________________A gleefully modern retelling of a juicy chapter in historyThe TimesRubenhold unfolds a complicated plot withgreat dexteritySunday Times

SOON TO BE STREAMED ON NETFLIXBy the Baillie Gifford prize-winning and No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVEA fascinating expose of the seamy side of eighteenth century lifeMAIL ON SUNDAYRubenholds pages practically reek with smelly, pox-ridden Georgian SohoGUARDIAN-------------------------------------------------------In 1757, a down-and-out Irish poet, the head waiter at the Shakespears Head Tavern in Covent Garden, and a celebrated London courtesan became bound together by the publication of a little book: Harriss List of Covent Garden Ladies. This salacious work - detailing the names and specialities of the capitals sex-workers- became one of the eighteenth centurys most scandalous bestsellers.Yet beyond its titillating passages lies a glimpse into the lives of those who lived and died by its profits - a tragicomic opera of the Georgian era, motivated by poverty, passionate love, aspiration and shame.In this modern and visceral narrative, historian Hallie Rubenhold reveals the story behind Harriss List of Covent Garden Ladies, and the legion of ordinary women whose lives in the sex trade history has chosen to ignore. Scrupulously researchedDAILY TELEGRAPHCrackles with drama and tensionGUARDIANCompelling and ingeniousINDEPENDENTWHAT READERS ARE SAYING:This book is an absolute must-read for any person interested in English social history5 ****Fascinating 5 ****Brilliant. Full of intelligent insight which brings this period to vibrant life5 ****________**BUY THE AUTHORS BRAND NEW WORK, STORY OF A MURDER**TerrificIan RankinI dare you to put it downLucy WorsleyFascinatingVal McDermid

Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction and of the Goodreads Choice Award for History & BiographyThe award-winning, best-selling true crime book that changes the narrative of the Ripper murders foreverPolly, Annie, Elisabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from some of Londons wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods, from the factory towns of middle England, and from Wales and Sweden. They wrote ballads, ran coffeehouses, lived on country estates; they breathed ink dust from printing presses and escaped human traffickers.What they had in common was the year of their murders: 1888. The person responsible was never identified, but the character created by the press to fill that gap has become far more famous than any of these five women. Now, in this gripping work of social history, Hallie Rubenhold finally sets the record straight, giving these women back their stories and painting a vivid portrait of Victorian London.By moving the focus away from the killer, The Five uncovers the real stories behind the headlines: The Five Lives: Meet Polly, Annie, Elisabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane. For the first time, their full biographies are revealed, from their childhoods and careers to their loves and losses. Beyond the Prostitute Myth: This landmark investigation challenges the long-held, misogynistic assumption that all the victims worked as prostitutes, giving these women back their dignity. A Portrait of Victorian Poverty: Journey into the workhouses, lodging houses, and hidden corners of 19th-century London, where the struggle for survival was a daily reality. Gripping Narrative Nonfiction: A compelling and compassionate read that combines deep research with powerful storytelling to finally set the record straight.

Londra, 1887: lanno, recitano i libri di storia inglese, del Giubileo dOro, dei festeggiamenti per il cinquantenario dellascesa al trono della regina Vittoria. Lanno, pero, anche di una storia di cui pochissimi sono a conoscenza, e che i piu preferiscono dimenticare: la storia di una senzatetto, Mary Ann Nichols, detta Polly, che bivaccava come tanti a Trafalgar Square. A differenza della monarca, la sua identita sarebbe presto caduta nelloblio, anche se il mondo avrebbe ricordato con grande curiosita il nome del suo assassino: Jack lo Squartatore.Polly fu la prima delle cinque vittime canoniche di Jack lo Squartatore, o di quelle la cui morte avvenne nel quartiere di Whitechapel nellEast End. Al suo omicidio segui il ritrovamento dei cadaveri di Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes e Mary Jane Kelly. La brutalita degli omicidi di Whitechapel sconvolse Londra, soprattutto perche lassassino riusci a darsi alla macchia senza lasciare indizi circa la sua identita.Mentre il cosiddetto autunno del terrore volgeva al termine, Whitechapel si riempi di sedicenti giornalisti intenti a cavalcare londa. I giornali andarono a ruba e, in mancanza di informazioni certe da parte delle autorita, le pagine furono sommerse di infiorettature, invenzioni e voci infondate, come quella secondo cui i pensionati di Whitechapel fossero bordelli di fatto, se non di nome, e quasi tutte le donne che vi risiedevano, con pochissime eccezioni, fossero delle prostitute.Per centotrenta anni le vittime di Jack lo Squartatore e le loro vite sono dunque rimaste invischiate in una rete di supposizioni, pettegolezzi e ipotesi inconsistenti, cosicche oggi, le storie di Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Kate e Mary Jane portano ancora impressi il marchio e la forma che i valori vittoriani hanno dato loro: maschili, au-toritari e borghesi. Valori elaborati in unepoca in cui le donne non avevano ne voce, ne diritti.Ma chi erano queste donne, e come hanno vissuto prima che la loro esistenza venisse barbaramente spezzata dalla mano di un feroce assassino?

THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER___'An angry and important work of historical detection, calling time on the misogyny that has fed the Ripper myth. Powerful and shaming.' GUARDIAN___Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden and Wales. They wrote ballads, ran coffee houses, lived on country estates, they breathed ink-dust from printing presses and escaped people-traffickers.What they had in common was the year of their murders: 1888.Their murderer was never identified, but the name created for him by the press has become far more famous than any of these five women.Now, in this devastating narrative of five lives, historian Hallie Rubenhold finally sets the record straight, and gives these women back their stories.

Un exhaustivo y contundente trabajo de investigación histórica sobre la misoginia que ha alimentado el mito de Jack el Destripador. Un true crime devastador. Una investigación seria, profunda y rigurosa. Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine y Mary-Jane son famosas por lo mismo, aunque nunca se conocieron entre ellas. Ellas eran de Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Suecia y Gales. Compusieron baladas, regentearon cafeterias, vivieron en fincas, respiraron el polvo de la tinta de las imprentas y escaparon de traficantes de seres humanos. Lo que si tuvieron en comun fue el año 1888. El año de sus asesinatos. Su asesino jamas fue identificado, pero el nombre creado para el por la prensa se convirtio en un nombre mucho mas famoso que cualquiera del de alguno de estas cinco mujeres. Durante mas de un siglo, la prensa nos ha explicado que "el Destripador" atacaba principalmente a prostitutas. Como historiadora, Hallie Rubenhold ha descubierto y nos cuenta las historias reales de estas fascinantes mujeres. Y ahora, en este relato revelador, la autora finalmente establece que aquel fue un mundo mucho mas amplio que el de Dickens y la Reina Victoria, en el que imperaba la pobreza, los vagabundos y la misoginia. Estas cinco mujeres murieron porque estaban en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado, pero su mayor desgracia fue haber nacido mujeres. Best seller del: The New York Times, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, GQ, Washington Post, Oprah Winfrey Magazine.La critica ha dicho...Fascinante.The New York Times Un relato repleto de precision y pasion.Stig Abell, presidente del Baillie Gifford Prize Por fin las victimas del Destripador tienen voz. Un reto para luchar contra el mito.Mail on Sunday La historiadora Hallie Rubenhold descubre la vida real de las victimas del asesino en serie Jack el Destripador. Un relato revelador de la otra cara del mundo de la reina Victoria.Elle Un libro mas que interesante. Basado en una investigacion exhaustiva y muy bien narrado. No es de extrañar que haya cosechado premios por doquier. Un trabajo de absoluto Sherlock Holmes.COURBETT MagazineUn trabajo encomiable que ejemplariza lo que es escribir un analisis historico minucioso y a la vez emocionante. Un gran homenaje.Abrir un libro Esas cinco mujeres tenian nombres, vidas, historias. Eran mucho mas que el momento en el que fueron asesinadas. Y eso es lo que reconstruye, brillantemente, el libro de Rubenhold.LibropatasUn retrato a la vez de la miseria de la epoca y las condiciones sociales que favorecieron la comision de aquellos crimenes, asi como de elementos de la condicion humana que resultan muy actuales.Xavi Ayen, La Vanguardia

Un exhaustivo y contundente trabajo de investigación histórica sobre la misoginia que ha alimentado el mito de Jack el Destripador.Un true crime devastador.Una investigación seria, profunda y rigurosa.Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine y Mary-Jane son famosas por lo mismo, aunque nunca se conocieron entre ellas. Ellas eran de Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Suecia y Gales. Compusieron baladas, regentearon cafeterias, vivieron en fincas, respiraron el polvo de la tinta de las imprentas y escaparon de traficantes de seres humanos.Lo que si tuvieron en comun fue el año 1888. El año de sus asesinatos.Su asesino jamas fue identificado, pero el nombre creado para el por la prensa se convirtio en un nombre mucho mas famoso que cualquiera del de alguno de estas cinco mujeres. Durante mas de un siglo, la prensa nos ha explicado que "el Destripador" atacaba principalmente a prostitutas.Como historiadora, Hallie Rubenhold ha descubierto y nos cuenta las historias reales de estas fascinantes mujeres. Y ahora, en este relato revelador, la autora finalmente establece que aquel fue un mundo mucho mas amplio que el de Dickens y la Reina Victoria, en el que imperaba la pobreza, los vagabundos y la misoginia. Estas cinco mujeres murieron porque estaban en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado, pero su mayor desgracia fue haber nacido mujeres.Best seller del: The New York Times, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, GQ, Washington Post, Oprah Winfrey Magazine.La critica ha dicho... Fascinante. The New York TimesUn relato repleto de precision y pasion. Stig Abell, presidente del Baillie Gifford PrizePor fin las victimas del Destripador tienen voz. Un reto para luchar contra el mito.Mail on Sunday La historiadora Hallie Rubenhold descubre la vida real de las victimas del asesino en serie Jack el Destripador. Un relato revelador de la otra cara del mundo de la reina Victoria.ElleUn libro mas que interesante. Basado en una investigacion exhaustiva y muy bien narrado. No es de extrañar que haya cosechado premios por doquier. Un trabajo de absoluto Sherlock Holmes.COURBETT MagazineUn trabajo encomiable que ejemplariza lo que es escribir un analisis historico minucioso y a la vez emocionante. Un gran homenaje.Abrir un libroEsas cinco mujeres tenian nombres, vidas, historias. Eran mucho mas que el momento en el que fueron asesinadas. Y eso es lo que reconstruye, brillantemente, el libro de Rubenhold.LibropatasUn retrato a la vez de la miseria de la epoca y las condiciones sociales que favorecieron la comision de aquellos crimenes, asi como de elementos de la condicion humana que resultan muy actuales. Xavi Ayen, La Vanguardia

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe new page-turning, feminist retelling of the historical true-crime story of infamous wife-murderer Dr Crippen, brought to justice by an extraordinary group of women.FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR OF TRUE CRIME SENSATION THE FIVE: THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER, WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION.___________Thoughtful, humane, gripping. The kind of popular history you devour in one sittingSunday Times, Dominic SandbrookA finely layered portrait of a hypocritical Edwardian society Financial TimesAn exceptional achievement. I was gripped from the very first page The Secret Barrister, Sunday Times bestselling authorI couldnt put it downBonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in ChemistryUnder her pen, history comes alive Professor Dame Sue Black___________No murderer should ever be the keeper of their victims story On 1 February, 1910, vivacious music-hall performer, Belle Elmore, suddenly vanished from her north London home, causing alarm among her circle of female friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies Guild who demanded an immediate investigation.They could not have known what they would provoke: the unearthing of a gruesome secret, followed by a fevered manhunt for the prime suspect: Belles husband, medical fraudster, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen.Hiding in the shadows of this evergreen tale is Crippens typist and lover, Ethel Le Neve was she really just an innocent young girl in thrall to a powerful older man as so many people have since reported?In this epic examination of one of the most infamous murders of the twentieth century, prizewinning social historian Hallie Rubenhold gives voice to those who have never properly been heard the women.Featuring a carnival cast of eccentric entertainers, glamorous lawyers, zealous detectives, medics and liars, STORY OF A MURDER is meticulously researched and multi-layered, offering the reader an electrifying snapshot of Britain and America at the dawn of the modern era.___________PRAISE FOR STORY OF A MURDER:Gripping and eye-openingI-news, Book to Watch Out ForReads like a great thriller. I inhaled it Bella Mackie, bestselling author of How to Kill Your FamilyA unique combination of sleuthing, storytelling and compassion Lucy Worsley, bestselling author and historianFascinating. Its about time Belle became the hero of her own story Val McDermid, bestselling author of the Karen Pirie seriesAs compelling as any crime drama S J Parris, bestselling author of the Giordano Bruno seriesI had my hand over my wide-open mouthI cant recommend it more: I will be thinking about it for a very long time. Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Homemade God and Harold FryTakes us beyond the world of Dr Crippen into the lives impacted by him and the society in which he moved. Terrific Ian Rankin, bestselling author of the Rebus seriesCompelling to the very last page Denise Mina, award-winning author of Reeses Book Club pick, ConvictionDoes for the Crippen Murder case what THE FIVE did for the victims of Jack the Ripper. Forensic research and insistent sympathetic writing. I loved itPROFESSOR DAVID WILSON, BBC 1, The CrimeSquadBreathtaking. Rubenhold has not only produced a thrilling reassessment of a notorious crime, but an impressive portrait of an ageSpectator