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Phoenix: The Courtesans: The Demi-Monde in 19th-Century France
Phoenix The Courtesans The DemiMonde in 19thCentury France Author:Joanna Richardson Richardson pens a colorful portrait of twelve of the most famous courtesans; women who encrusted bathroom taps with jewels, fought duels in the Bois de Boulogne, scandalized society, influenced the press and politics, and ensnared the husbands and lovers of the most beautiful women in Paris.