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Grandes Horizontales By Virginia Rounding

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Condition: Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ... Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

Title: Grandes Horizontales

ISBN: 9780747562214

Book Title: Les Grandes Horizontales

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Publication Year: 2003

Type: Textbook

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 234mm

Author: Virginia Rounding

Genre: Biographies & True Stories

Topic: History

Item Width: 153mm

Item Weight: 721g

Number of Pages: 352 Pages

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Marie Duplessis, Cora Pearl, La Paiva and La Presidente, the four women whose lives and legends are examined in this fascinating book, were all representatives of the golden age of the French courtesan. In the reign of Emperor Napoleon III the opulent and pampered demi-monde became almost indistinguishable from the haut-monde, with mythical reputations growing up around its most glittering and favoured celebrities. Marie Duplessis became the prototype of the virtuous courtesan when Alexandre Dumas Fils portrayed her as Marguerite Gautier in La dame aux Camelias. Apollonie Sabatier, known as La Presidente, put men of letters and other arts at ease amidst the gracious manners and bawdy talk of her salon and was immortalised by sculptor August Clesinger and poet Charles Baudelaire. Through prejudiced eyes, the Russian Jew La Paiva appeared intent to prey on rich young men of Paris. Covetous onlookers resented her ability to amass and display great wealth, most notably in the design and building of her opulent hotel in the Avenue of the Champs Elysees. The English beauty who called herself Cora Pearl was another 'foreign threat', with her athletic physique, sixty horses and ability 'to

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Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-13

9780747562214

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Product Key Features

Book Title

Les Grandes Horizontales

Author

Virginia Rounding

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Topic

History

Publication Year

2003

Type

Textbook

Genre

Biographies & True Stories

Number of Pages

352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height

234mm

Item Width

153mm

Item Weight

721g

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Virginia Rounding

Country/Region of Manufacture

United Kingdom

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