The Courtesans: The Demi-Monde in 19th-Century France by Joanna Richardson

The Courtesans: The Demi-Monde in 19th-Century France

Joanna Richardson

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Richardson pens a colorful portrait of twelve of the most famous courtesans; women who encrusted bathroom taps with jewels, fought duels in the Bois de Boulogne, scandalized society, influenced the press and politics, and ensnared the husbands and...

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