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<p>A fascinating portrayal of the lives of the great nineteenth-century courtesans.</p> <p>Marie Duplessis, Cora Pearl, La Païva and La Présidente, 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 demimonde became almost indistinguishable from the haut-monde, with mythical reputations growing up around its most glittering and favored celebrities.</p> <p>Marie Duplessis became the prototype of the virtuous courtesan when Alexandre Dumas Fils portrayed her as Marguerite Gautier in <i>La dame aux Camélias</i>. Apollonie Sabatier, known as La Présidente, put men of letters and other arts at ease amidst the gracious manners and bawdy talk of her salon and was immortalized by sculptor August Clésinger and poet Charles Baudelaire.</p> <p>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 Avenue of the Champs Elysées. The English beauty who

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Author

Virginia Rounding, VIRGINIA . ROUNDING

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781582342603

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, History

Rating

3.7 / 5 (14 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14