The Smart2001

"The Smart is a true drama of eighteenth-century life with a mercurial, mysterious heroine. Caroline is a young Irishwoman who runs off to marry a soldier, comes to London and slides into a glamorous life as a high-class prostitute, a great risk-taker, possessing a mesmerising appeal. In the early 1770s, she becomes involved with the intriguing Perreau twins, identical in looks but opposite in character, one a sober merchant, the other a raffish gambler just back from the West Indies. They begin forging bonds, living in increasing luxury until everything collapses like a house of cards - and forgery is a capital offence." "Caroline's notoriety added to her appeal. Her lovers included the celebrity-hunting James Boswell, whose colourful diary is only one of a host of documents that bring...