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Grandes Horizontales The Lives and Legends of Four ~ A fascinating portrayal of the lives of the great nineteenthcentury courtesans Marie Duplessis Cora Pearl La Païva and La Présidente the four women whose lives and legends are examined in this fascinating book were all representatives of the golden age of the French courtesan

Grandes Horizontales The Lives and Legends of Four ~ Grandes Horizontales The Lives and Legends of Four NineteenthCentury Courtesans Paperback – August 26 2004

Grandes Horizontales The Lives and Legends of Four ~ “The four courtisans or grandes horizontales whose lives and legends are examined in this book were all in different ways representative of the demimonde in nineteenthcentury Paris that is of that halfworld midway between respectable high society and the low life of the common prostitute

Grandes Horizontales The Lives and Legends of Four ~ Grandes Horizantales examines the lives of four of the eras bestknown courtesans providing a provocative look into the parlors and boudoirs of the women whose lives became legends Marie Duplessis became the prototype of the virtuous courtesan when Alexandre Dumas Fils portrayed her as Marguerite Gautier in La dame aux camélias

Customer reviews Grandes Horizontales The ~ Grandes Horizontales traces the lives and legends of four French courtesans Marie Duplessis La Paiva Appolonie Sabatier and Cora Pearl The account of their childhood and teenage years shows that each of them overcame impoverished and often cruel childhoods to attain independence and financial gain as adults

They took their success lying down Telegraph ~ They took their success lying down John Adamson reviews Grandes Horizontales The Lives and Legends of Four NineteenthCentury Courtesans by Virginia Rounding

Grandes Horizontales The Lives and Legends of Four ~ Grandes Horizantales examines the lives of four of the eras bestknown courtesansMarie Duplessis La Presidente La Paiva and Cora Pearland the men who were their lovers providing a provocative look into the parlors and boudoirs of the women whose

Grandes Horizontales The Lives and Legends of Four ~ Grandes Horizontales examines the lives of four of the eras bestknown courtesans providing a provocative look into the parlors and boudoirs of the women whose lives became legends Marie Duplessis became the prototype of the virtuous courtesan when Alexandre Dumas fils portrayed her as Marguerite Gautier in La Dame aux camelias

GRANDES HORIZONTALES by Virginia Rounding ~ Virginia Rounding tells the story of four courtesans in nineteenthcentury France who had glamour and cash and were the first fashion victims in Grandes Horizontales Jane Stevenson Sunday June 8 2003 The Observer Grandes HorizontalesThe Lives and Legends of Four NineteenthCentury Courtesans Virginia Rounding Bloomsbury £20 pp337

Courtesan Wikipedia ~ A courtesan in modern usage is a euphemism meaning an escort mistress or a prostitute for whom the art of dignified etiquette is the means of attracting wealthy powerful or influential clients The term originally meant a courtier a person who attends the court of a monarch or other powerful person In feudal society the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch and social and political life were often completely mixed together Prior to the Renaissance