'At the age of seven I was a skilful pickpocket, I could sew neatly, write a tolerable hand, make a curtsey and a correct introduction, dance a little and play simple tunes on the harpsichord' This was the London of Felicity Hatton in 1740 - until chance sent her back to the House, first as a pauper, later to become its eccentric mistress, whose choice of husband was as unorthodox as her manner of living This, the last in the House trilogy, traces the fortunes of men and women who lived through the Georgian and Victorian eras, up to the 20th century