Grandes Horizontales : The Lives and Legends of Four Nineteenth-Century Courtesans by Virginia Rounding, Virginia Rounding

Grandes Horizontales : The Lives and Legends of Four Nineteenth-Century Courtesans

Virginia Rounding, Virginia Rounding

352 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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To prejudiced eyes, the Russian Jew La Païva appeared intent on exploiting the 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 ...

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