The Memoirs of Mrs. Margaret Leeson
Peg Plunkett, or Mrs. Margaret Leeson as she liked to call herself, was the leading courtesan and brothel-keeper of late 18th-Century Dublin. She was born in 1727 (or 1742 according to some sources) into modest prosperity in Co. Westmeath. A headstrong girl from the start, she bitterly resented her brother's dominati...