An edition of The courtesans (1967)

The courtesans

the demi-monde in 19th century France

by , , and

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An edition of The courtesans (1967)

The courtesans

the demi-monde in 19th century France

by , , and

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An interesting book detailing the lives of the courtesans of the France's Second Empire; these range from the sad life of Alphonsine Plessis (aka Marie du Plessis) ,whom Dumas (fils) immortalised in 'La Dame aux Camelias", to the hard uncompromising life of 'La Paiva', the Russian prostitute who became one of the most wealthy and influential women in Paris and, had she lived a little longer, would have eventually have become a princess. The book could have had a broader spectrum extending beyond the Second Empire, but is well worth a read.

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Phoenix, Phoenix Books., Phoenix Books, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Language
English
Pages
177

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Subjects

History Prostitution Social life and customs Courtesans Biography Prostitution, france France, history, second empire, 1852-1870 France, social life and customs

Places

France

Times

19th century Second Empire, 1852-1870

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The courtesans: the demi-monde in 19th century France
2000, Phoenix, Phoenix Books., Phoenix Books, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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THE COURTESANS: The Demi-Mode in 19th Century France.
1967-01-01, World
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Table of Contents

Blanche d'Antigny / Marie-Ernestine Antigny (1840-74)
La Barucci / Giulia Benini (1837[?]-70/1)
Cora Pearl / Eliza Emma Crouch (c. 1835-86)
Esther Guimond / Le Lion, la Paysanne (d. 1879)
La Paiva / Therese Lachmann, later Mme Villoing, later Mme la Marquise de Paiva, later Countess Henckel von Donnersmarck (1819-84)
Mademoiselle Maximum / Leonide Leblanc (1842-94)
Marguerite Bellanger / Julie Leboeuf, later Mme Kulback (1840-86)
Caroline Letessier (dates unknown)
Alice Ozy / Julie-Justine Pilloy (1820-93)
La Dame aux Camelias / Alphonsine Plessis, called Marie Duplessis, later Mme la Comtesse de Perregauz (1824-47)
Le Presidente / Aglae-Josephine Savatier, later Apollonie Sabatier (1822-89)
Mogador / Elisabeth-Celeste Vernard, later Mme la Contesse de Chabrillan (1824-1909) -

Edition Notes

Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1967.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-169) and index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.74/0944/09034
Library of Congress
HQ194 .R5 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 177 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
177

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24373733M
Internet Archive
courtesansdemimo00rich
ISBN 10
1898799687
OCLC/WorldCat
70530371

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1407086W

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