The Memoirs of Josephine Author:Anonymous The Vienna of the 19th Century was a well-spring of culture, society and decadence. It was also home to Josephine Mutzenbacher, one of the most beautiful and sought after libertines of the age, who rose from the streets to become a celebrated courtesan. As a young girl, she learned all the secrets of her profession. As mistress to wealthy and po... more »werful men, she used her considerable talents to transform herself from a slattern to the most wanted woman of the age. This candid, long suppressed memoir is her story.« less