The Nympho and Other Maniacs Author:Irving Wallace Wallace tells the candid stories of more than thirty women of the last two centuries who defied the social standards of their times -- sexually, politically, intellectually -- rebelling against conventional behavior or ideas to go their own ways. — Wallace describes the lives of Ninon de Lenclos, who founded a School of Lovemaking in France... more »; of Emma Hamilton, who became pregnant by England's greatest naval hero without her husband noticing; of Napoleon's sister, Pauline Bonaparte, whose intense sexual activitiy was the despair of her doctor; of Napoleon's mistress, Maria Walewska, who was asked to sacrifice her virtue to the Emperor to save Poland from his wrath. Some of the other women included in the book are Teresa Guiccioli and Claire Clairmont, both of whom were involved with the poet, Lord Byron; Victoria Woodhull, who ran for President in 1872; and Lady Jane Ellenborough, who had 36 lovers and 4 husbands.« less