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Whore of Quality
An anonymous eighteenth-century voice survives under the striking byline “A Whore of Quality,” attached to a single satirical poem from 1782. The mystery around the name gives the work an added edge, while the poem itself takes aim at sexual double standards and social hypocrisy.
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The whore : A poem
by Whore of Quality
About the author
Little can be confirmed about the writer behind the name A Whore of Quality. Library and public-domain records consistently treat it as the credited author name for The whore: a poem, published in 1782, but they do not identify a verified real name.
The surviving work is a short satirical poem from the late eighteenth century. Modern catalog and public-domain listings describe it as a provocative, socially critical piece concerned with sexuality, reputation, and the uneven moral rules applied to women.
Because the author appears to have published anonymously or under a pseudonym, the person behind the byline remains obscure. No reliable portrait was found on the source pages consulted, which is not unusual for a little-documented eighteenth-century figure.