false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717486m/549844.jpg 549844 10 London, 1711. As the rich, young offspring of the city's most fashionable families þll their days with masquerade balls and clandestine court-ships, Arabella Fermor and Robert, Lord Petre, lead the pursuit of pleasure. Beautiful and vain, Arabella is a clever coquette with a large circle of beaus. Lord Petre, seventh Baron of Ingatestone, is a man-about-town with his choice of mistresses. Drawn together by an overpowering attraction, the two begin an illicit affair.<P><P>Alexander Pope, sickly and nearly penniless, is peripheral by birth, yet his uncommon wit and ambition gain him unlikely entrance into high society. Once there, privy to every nuance and drama, he is a ruthless observer. He longs for the success that will cement his place in society; all he needs is one poem grand enough to make his reputation.<P><P>As the forbidden passion between Arabella and Lord Petre deepens, an intrigue of a darker nature threatens to overtake them. Fortunes change and reputations -- even lives -- are imperiled. In the aftermath, Pope discovers the idea for a daring poem that will catapult him to fame and fortune.<P><P> 1503426 19 7 2007 The Scandal of the Season: A Novel total:324|5:19|4:95|3:125|2:62|1:23| 324 997 610 116 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 16:58:36 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 17:07:41 -0700 2009 You can read this review on my blog, here.

The Scandal of the Season
by Sophie Gee

They say one should never judge a book by its cover, but the cover art on the latest paperback release of this book just screams “bodice ripper,” and I couldn’t help but assume t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 16:33:55 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 12:16:00 -0800 2008 1
The "scandal" involves Alexander Pope, a poet, an...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:50:56 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:50:56 -0800 2009 Sophie Gee, an English professor at Princeton, brings 18th-century England to life in The Scandal of the Season, part literary biography and part comedy of manners. Alexander Pope makes "a rather unconventional hero, but he's a deeply sympathetic one in this kinder, gentler characterization of ...

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For one, it all seemed trivial, and none of the characters really seemed to have depth. The only character I even really liked at all was Mart...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 11:00:06 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 11:06:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 22 11:02:48 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 11:21:56 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 10 01:30:05 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 11:25:41 -0800 2007
The Scandal of the Season is fun, readable fluff. It goes by quickly, the characters are entertaining...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 15 06:03:38 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 06:05:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 10:48:08 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 09:37:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 21:54:12 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 09:51:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 08:56:17 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 08:56:17 -0800 2008 But to think people really lived this way, concerned about the most trival outfits to wear and be seen in, traveling from city to city for the "season". And the shock of betrayal that lasts generations and stories that damange reputations. A...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 29 15:18:35 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 15:21:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 14 08:49:38 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 09:33:33 -0700 2009 The Scandal of the Season is an engaging historical novel that provides the “backstory” behind Alexander Pope’s famous poem, “The Rape of the Lock.” Although the plot itself is rather slight – a Catholic nobleman, Lord Petre, becomes involved with Arabella, a more middle-class Catholic ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 05:37:36 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 15:48:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=549844