Madame du Barry: The Wages of Beauty by Joan Haslip

Madame du Barry: The Wages of Beauty

Joan Haslip

224 pages first pub 1991 (view editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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Born the illegitimate daughter of a monk and a seamstress, Madame du Barry rose from poverty to become one of the most powerful and wealthy women of France. A courtesan, she became Louis XV's official mistress and was fêted as one of France's most...

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