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Faithful handmaid Faithful handmaid Hester Davenport "Drawing on Fanny Burney's letters and journals of the time, Davenport explores the events of King George III's court, and Burney's place within it. She became Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte … OL5876030W
The Prince's mistress The Prince's mistress Hester Davenport Mary Robinson, nicknamed 'Perdita' by the Prince of Wales after her role on the London stage, was a woman in whom showmanship and reckless behavior contrasted with romantic sensibility and radical th… OL5876031W