Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams ; BUILDING A LIBRARY

The Independent on Sunday | December 3, 2006 | Copyright

Emma Hamilton was the first 18th-century superstar. Her fashions were copied across Europe and yet she was born into dire poverty in 1765 in a Cheshire mining village.

At the age of 12, Emma fled to London, hungry for fame. After a brief spell as a maid, she found herself in Covent Garden, dancing at an exclusive brothel. There, she experienced the glamorous life detailed in Hick-man's Courtesans (2003). Within a few years, she was London's most sought-after painter's muse. Alex Kid-son's George Romney (2002) reproduces some of her luminous portraits.

Emma was 21 when she was in effect sold ...

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