Royal Romances: Sex, Scandal, and Monarchy

Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters

Series Editor: Marilyn Gaull

This series presents original biographical, critical, and scholarly studies of literary

works and public figures in Great Britain, North America, and continental Europe

during the nineteenth century. The volumes in
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Letters
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The series editor is Marilyn Gaull, PhD (Indiana University), FEA. She has taught

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of English Romanticism: The Human

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British Romanticism, folklore, and narrative theory, intellectual history, publishing

procedures, and history of science.

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Royal Romances
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Roya l Rom a nc e s

Se x , S c a n da l , a n d Mon a rc h y

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ROYAL ROMANCES

Copyright © Kristin Flieger Samuelian, 2010.

All rights reserved.

First published in 2010 by

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Samuelian, Kristin Flieger, 1961–

Royal romances : sex, scandal, and monarchy in print, 1780–1821 /

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Kristin Flieger Samuelian.

p. cm.—(Nineteenth-century major lives and letters)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1. Monarchy—Great Britain—Public opinion—History—18th century.

2. Monarchy—Great Britain—Public opinion—History—19th century.

3. George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830—In literature. 4. George

III, King of Great Britain, 1738–1820—In literature. 5. Monarchy in

literature. 6. Press—Great Britain—Influence—History—18th century.

7. Press—Great Britain—Influence—History—19th century. 8. Press and

politics—Great Britain—History—18th century. 9. Press and politics—

Great Britain—History—19th century. 10. Politics and literature—Great

Britain—History—18th century. I. Title.

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