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L. A. Hall

Author of The Comfortable Courtesan: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that has been a Lady of the Town these several years)

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Includes the names: Lesley Hall, Lesley A. Hall

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Works by L. A. Hall

The Comfortable Courtesan: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that has been a Lady of the Town these several years) (2017) 28 copies
Sex, Gender and Social Change in Britain Since 1880 (European Culture & Society) (2000) 16 copies
Rustick Exile. Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that has been a Lady of the Town these several years) (2018) 12 copies
Hidden Anxieties: Male Sexuality, 1900-1950 (Family Life Series) (1991) 12 copies
A Change of Station: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that has been a Lady of the Town these several years) (2018) 11 copies
Naomi Mitchison: A Profile of Her Life and Work (Conversation Pieces, Volume 15) (2007) 11 copies, 1 review
Sex, Gender and Social Change in Britain since 1880 (Gender and History) (2012) 10 copies
Old Enemies, New Problems: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that was a Lady of the Town for some several years, and is now elevat'd to aristocratick rank) (The Comfortable… (2018) 8 copies
Domestick Disruptions: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that was a Lady of the Town for some several years, and is now elevat’d to aristocratick rank) (The Comfortable… (2018) 8 copies
Outspoken Women: An Anthology of Women's Writing on Sex, 1870-1969 (2005) — Editor — 7 copies
Sexual Cultures in Europe, Volume II: Themes in Sexuality (Sexual Cultures of Europe) (v. 2) (1999) — Editor — 7 copies
Invited Everywhere: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that was a Lady of the Town for some several years, and is now elevat’d to aristocratick rank) (The Comfortable… (2018) 7 copies
Felicities Maximized: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that was a Lady of the Town for some several years, and is now elevat’d to aristocratick rank) (The Comfortable… (2018) 7 copies
An Honourable Estate: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that was a Lady of the Town for some several years, and is now elevat’d to aristocratick rank) (The Comfortable… (2018) 7 copies
Romantick Stratagems: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that was a Lady of the Town for some several years, and is now elevat'd to aristocratick rank) (2018) 7 copies
Sudden Death: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that was a Lady of the Town for some several years, and is now elevat’d to aristocratick rank) (The Comfortable Courtesan) (2018) 7 copies
Society Favourite: Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart (that was a Lady of the Town for some several years, and is now elevat’d to aristocratick rank) (2018) 7 copies
Dramatick Rivalry, Being Memoirs by Clorinda Cathcart: (that was a Lady of the Town for some several years, and is now elevat'd to aristocratick rank) (The Comfortable… (2018) 7 copies
Sexual Cultures in Europe, Volume I: National Histories (Sexual Cultures of Europe) (v. 1) (1999) — Editor — 6 copies
The Ironmaster's Tale (2019) 5 copies
Revenants: Shadows from the Past (2021) 4 copies
Coming to Terms: Consequences Impend (2021) 4 copies
Two Weddings & Several Revelations (Clorinda Cathcart's Circle) (2019) 4 copies
Tricks and Traps: Tables Turned (Clorinda Cathcart's Circle) (2020) 4 copies
The Chatelaine: Eliza Ferraby’s Story: 3 (2020) 4 copies
Torches: Acquaintance Old and New (Clorinda Cathcart's Circle) (2020) 4 copies
Above Rubies: Eliza Ferraby's Story: 2 (Clorinda Cathcart's Circle) (2020) 4 copies
Mistress in Her Household: Eliza Ferraby's Story: 1 (2019) 4 copies
Favours Exchanged (Clorinda Cathcart's Circle) (2019) 4 copies
A Man of Independent Mind (Clorinda Cathcart's Circle Book 2) (2019) 4 copies
Succession: Marriages & Funerals (2024) 3 copies
Challenges: Partings and Plots (Clorinda Cathcart's Circle Book 23) (2025) 3 copies
Growing Good: Seasonal Celebrations (2024) 3 copies
Good Practices: Early Years - A Prequel (2020) 3 copies
Due Diligence: Settling Affairs (2023) 3 copies
Pretty Ring Time: Matches Making (2023) 3 copies
Aftermath: Tides Turning (2022) 3 copies
Repercussions: Deceptive Disguises (2022) 3 copies
Rescue Operations: Changes of Life (2022) 3 copies
Unhistoric Acts: An Imperfect Social State (2021) 3 copies
The Courtesan and the Clergyman: A Game of Chance and Love (2021) 3 copies
Incalculable Diffusion (2019) 3 copies
Connexions: Widening Circles (Clorinda Cathcart's Circle) (2025) 2 copies
Choices: Taking Decisions (Clorinda Cathcart's Circle) (2026) 1 copy
Frost Festival, or, Clorinda on Ice (The Cathcart Apocrypha #5) 1 copy
Forbidden by God, Despised by Men: Masturbation, Medical Warnings, Moral Panic, and Manhood in Great Britain, 1850- 1 copy
In The Green Shade Of A Bee-loud Glade 1 copy
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Associated Works

The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women (1995) — Contributor — 174 copies, 3 reviews
The Penguin Book of Erotic Stories by Women (1995) — Contributor — 92 copies, 1 review
The Facts of Life: The Creation of Sexual Knowledge in Britain, 1650-1950 (1995) — some editions; some editions — 34 copies
Narrative Power: Encounters, Celebrations, Struggles (2010) — Contributor — 10 copies, 1 review
Sex, Knowledge, and Receptions of the Past (2015) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Legal name
Hall, Lesley A.
Birthdate
20th century
Gender
female
Occupations
archivist
historian
author
Nationality
UK
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UK

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3 reviews
SChant885 reviews
Naomi Mitchison: A Profile of Her Life and Work (Conversation Pieces) by Lesley Hall
Kindle. OK, but didn't add to my understanding of Mitchison's life and work. Seemed more like a series of essays that a student would do for her dissertation.
Apr 26, 2013

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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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