Cover of The courtesans

The courtesans

by Joanna Richardson, Richardson, Joanna.

1967 292 pages eng

An interesting book detailing the lives of the courtesans of the France's Second Empire; these range from the sad life of Alphonsine Plessis (aka Marie du Plessis) ,whom Dumas (fils) immortalised in 'La Dame aux Camelias", to the hard uncompromising life of 'La Paiva', the Russian prostitute who bec…

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