Scandal! : A Scurrilous History of Gossip, 1700-2000 - Softcover

Roger Wilkes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903809827 ISBN 13: 9781903809822

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2003

Synopsis

Newspaper and magazine gossip is a potent and sulphurous brew - much derided and much devoured - that long ago became part of the daily diet of millions. The raw ingredients are scandal, rumour, glamour and scurrility, and the best is shot through with (preferably illicit) sex, disclosure and danger. How and why has this happened, and where will this obsession lead us? "Scandal!" takes us from Regency London, where muck-raking scandal sheets were hawked in the streets, to the modern free-for-all where tabloid and internet gossip rule. From the madness of King George to the madness of Bill Clinton's affair with Monica, this book goes behind the scenes to look at the mechanisms that disseminate gossip and the power and influence that it continues to exert.

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Wilkes has been a freelance author and journalist since 1984. He has written and edited several books, and has contributed regularly to the Daily Telegraph. He is married to the BBC presenter Winifred Robinson.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1903809827
• ISBN 13: 9781903809822
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400