The Pearl

Harper Collins (UK)

'Lady Pokingham' and 'La Rose d'Amour' are taken from 'The Pearl' (A Magazine of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading), which was first published between 1879 and 1880 and revelled unashamedly in its reputation for salubrious gossip from the upper echelons of society. Are there really two sides to every sto...