The scandalous imposters of the social elite in 18th century London
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2013 · Education
Hannah Grieg, author of The Beau Monde, tells some of her favourite stories of the era. She explains how imposters such as Alexander Day, pretending to be Marmaduke Davenport and James Hobart, masquerading as the Duke of Ormond would convince shop keepers to part with their products. http://oxford.ly/17BLmkT
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