Amy, the Story of a Coram Foundling

THE DECADENT REGENCY, AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A SERVANTAmy is given as a baby of three weeks-old, to Coram's Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury, London in 1784. She is raised in the Hospital with its harsh regime and strict rules, until she is sent to work for the aristocratic Lady Bessborough, when she is fourteen.She becomes the maid of Lady Bessborugh's daughter -the mentally unstable Lady Caroline Lamb, and witnesses first-hand the opulent and decadent Regency 'haute ton'. Their...
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THE DECADENT REGENCY, AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A SERVANTAmy is given as a baby of three weeks-old, to Coram's Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury, London in 1784. She is raised in the Hospital with its harsh regime and strict rules, until she is sent to work for the aristocratic Lady Bessborough, when she is fourteen.She becomes the maid of Lady Bessborugh's daughter -the mentally unstable Lady Caroline Lamb, and witnesses first-hand the opulent and decadent Regency 'haute ton'. Their extra-marital affairs, secret pregnacies and vices laid bare.Amy's journey takes her on many adventures, as she works in different households and embarks on numerous love affairs, including working as Lord Byron's housekeeper, where she witnesses the breakdown of Byron's marriage.After many years of service to others, Amy eventually finds the courage to defy convention and find happiness and love.