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Jane Douglas

Detail from Hogarth's ''The March of the Guards to Finchley'', 1745 showing Douglas in the window at the bottom right praying for the safe return of her "Babes of Grace". Douglas' girls line the other windows, and the cats on the roof indicate the house is a "cattery"; the signboard shows King Charles{{sfn|Réveil|Duchesne|1833|p=983}}

Jane Douglas ( – 10 June 1761), commonly known as Mother Douglas, was a brothel-keeper in mid-18th century London. Known at the time as "The Empress of the Bawds", her house in Covent Garden attracted customers from the higher echelons of society. Provided by Wikipedia

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by Jane Douglas; edited by Barbara Hargreaves.

Book

Main Creator:: Douglas, Jane.
Language:: English
Format:: Book
Published / Created: 1961.
Notes: From cover: for those who would like to start collect...

Letters of the Right Honourable Lady Jane Douglas to her husband Sir John Stewart, Bart. collected, arranged, and illustrated with notes :

with an introductory preface extracted from her case drawn up by Alexander Lockhart, Esquire, to which are subjoined the dying declarations of Lady Jane Douglas, Sir John Stewart, and their attendant Mrs. Helen Hewit.

Book

Main Creator:: Douglas, Jane, Lady, 1698-1753.
Language:: English
Format:: Book
Published / Created: 1768.
Notes: Physical description: viii, 203 p. ; 17 cm. (8vo)