A Sultry Month. Scenes of London Literary Life in 1846: 'Sizzles and steams . . . Beautifully written.' (The Times), Main, Paperback/Alethea Hayter

As London swelters in a heatwave - sunstroke strikes, meat rots, ice is coveted - a glamorous coterie of writers and artists spend their summer wining, dining and opining. With the ringletted 'face of an Egyptian cat goddess', Elizabeth Barrett is courted by her secret fiance, the poet Robert Browning, who plots their elopement to Italy; Publisher: Faber & Faber Author(s): Alethea Hayter Number of pages: 288 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 137 x 215 x 28 Cover type: Paperback / softback