An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
206. Historical Love Island
July 11, 2022
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Context:
Mentioned when discussing Lola Montez's affairs in Paris - she had an affair with Alexandre Dumas 'who writes The Three Musketeers'
Author: Procopius
Context:
Described as 'one of the raciest and most incendiary biographies ever written' about Empress Theodora by a courtier named Procopius who had fallen out with the imperial couple
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Context:
Referenced as the Sherlock Holmes story for which Lola Montez was 'probably the model for Irene Adler'
Author: George MacDonald Fraser
Context:
Mentioned as part of the Flashman series, noting that 'Flashman has an affair with her [Lola Montez] in Royal Flash'
Author: Virginia Woolf
Context:
Listed as one of Virginia Woolf's works when introducing her as a potential Love Island contestant - 'author of Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and so on'
Author: Virginia Woolf
Context:
Listed alongside Mrs Dalloway as one of Virginia Woolf's works when introducing her as a potential Love Island contestant