作者 : Hewitt, Catherine.
出版社 : Thomas Dunne Books an imprint of St. Martin's Press,
出版年 : 2017
ISBN:9781250120663
書名 : The mistress of Paris :the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret /
紀錄類型 : 書目-語言資料,印刷品: 單行本
正題名[資料類型標示]/作者 : The mistress of Paris :Catherine Hewitt.
其他題名 : the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret /
其他題名 : The 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret.
作者 : Hewitt, Catherine.
出版者 : New York :Thomas Dunne Books an imprint of St. Martin's Press,2017.
面頁冊數 : 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plate :illustrations (some color), map ;25 cm.
內容註 : "Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was a celebrated nineteenth-century Parisian courtesan. She was painted by Manet and inspired Emile Zola, who immortalized her in his scandalous novel Nana. Her rumored affairs with Napoleon III and the future Edward VII kept gossip columns full. But her glamorous existence hid a dark secret: she was no Comtesse. She was born into abject poverty, raised on a squalid Paris backstreet; the lowest of the low. Yet she transformed herself into an enchantress who possessed a small fortune, three mansions, fabulous carriages, and art that drew the envy of connoisseurs across France and Europe. A consummate show-woman, she ensured that her life--and even her death--remained shrouded in just enough mystery to keep her audience hungry for more. Catherine Hewitt's biography, The Mistress of Paris, tells the forgotten story of a remarkable French woman who, though her roots were lowly, never stopped aiming high."--Provided by publisher.
標題 : La Bigne, Valtesse de,
標題 : Paris (France)
ISBN : 9781250120663 (hbk.) :