Scandalous Women

In this wonderful short booklet, author Anna Myers looks at the colorful life of the extraordinary bohemian adventuress Lady Hester Stanhope. Lady Hester lived in England until the age of about 34 when she set off traveling and fell in love with the Middle East. While in route to Egypt she was shipwrecked, and lost all her clothes. Unable to purchase European clothes she adopted a male version of Turkish dress. This, made her a bit of a 'cause celeb' in the Middle East, and also, that she rode horseback into Damascus without a veil, an unthinkable thing to do at the time. In fact, many of the things Lady Hester did were unthinkable at the time, which is what made her such a colorful character. Many of the travels she undertook were exceedingly dangerous, but she appeared fearless. She was the first European woman, and one of the few Europeans to survive the dangerous journey, to enter Palmyra, in the middle of the Syrian desert. The native Bedouins crowned her as "Queen of the Desert". Hester chose to settle down in Lebanon, where she became a local folk hero, offering shelter to those affected by wars and the battles for supremacy in the region. When the British Government, under Lord Palmerston, stopped her pension, she died in her home in Djoun, destitute, friendless and alone.

Scandalous Ladies Author Anna Myers in this delightful short book, provides a gallery of extraordinary women swindlers, con artists and imposters. Some of the women you may even like and some you will despise. MARTHE HANAU 'La Banquière' POILLON SISTERS Sisters you wouldn't want to meet on a dark night. ELIZABETH BIGLEY The Enterprising Mrs. Chadwick THÉRÈSE HUMBERT ANN O'DELIA DISS DEBAR "One of the most extraordinary fake mediums and mystery swindlers the world has ever known". ANNA SCHNEIDER Too Many Husbands Spoil The Broth ELLEN PECK Just never wanted to retire! BERTHA HEYMAN "One of the smartest confidence women in America" SARAH RACHEL RUSSELL 'The Beautician from Hell' SARAH WILSON Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz sister? ANNA ANDERSON Was she Czar Nicolas's II daughter? PRINCESS CARABOO The greatest actress of all time!

Women Pirates. There is an old superstition among sailors that women at sea bring bad luck. Despite this, many women have proved their seafaring skills. When we think of Pirates, we have a tendency to think of masculine men. But did you know that the most successful pirate of all time was a woman? Neither the Chinese, British or Portuguese navies could stop her. In this delighful short book author Anna Myers takes a look at the lives of eight wicked women pirates.