Frances Wilson

Frances Wilson is the author of Literary Seductions, which was praised by Alain de Botton as 'psychologically rich and wise', and The Courtesan's Revenge, which was described as "a wonderful biography ... Witty and sharp' by Jane Ridley in the Spectator. She lives in London with her daughter.

Books by Frances Wilson

The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth

Frances Wilson

From the acclaimed writer Frances Wilson, an immensely powerful new biography of Wordsworth’s beloved sister, collaborator and muse.

Often presented as a self-effacing virgin or sacrificial saint, Dorothy Wordsworth ...

The Courtesan's Revenge

Frances Wilson

Harriette Wilson was the most desired and the most dangerous woman in Regency London. This highly acclaimed biography reveals for the first time the true story behind her sensational life ...