Romantic Liars: Obscure Women Who Became Impostors and Challenged an Empire

by Debbie Lee

Lee unfolds the stories of six women with a cast of supporting characters such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Benjamin Franklin, Stamford Raffles and Napoleon against the grand narrative of England's 18th century empire building. This book is a meticulously researched, spellbinding tale of tragedy, transformation and triumph in the age of reason.

263 pages, Hardcover

First published February 5, 2006