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Richardson, Joanna.
Joanna Richardson writes history, biography, and memoir, with titles such as Sarah Bernhardt and Her World and My Mother/My Self. Her work also includes *Guggenhe
The courtesans
- Pages
- 203
- Published
- 1967
- Language
- English
Synopsis
This book details the lives of courtesans during France's Second Empire. It explores figures such as Alphonsine Plessis, immortalized in 'La Dame aux Camelias', and 'La Paiva', a Russian prostitute who became one of Paris's most wealthy and influential women. Discover the varied and often challenging paths these women navigated in 19th-century French society.