Lillie Langtry: Manners Masks and Morals — Laura Beatty

Lillie Langtry - 'Jersey Lillie' - born, a provincial, in 1853, was catapulted by her beauty into the highest society London had to offer. Surrounded by scandal, luxury and gossip, she became the mistress of the Prince of Wales, the goddess of Bohemia and the protégée of Oscar Wilde. After four years, she disappeared, bankrupt, and pregnant with an illegitimate child.