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Can I read Black Venus on EtoBox?
Black Venus by James Macmanus is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Black Venus about?
A tale based on the romance between Charles Baudelaire and the Haitian cabaret singer who inspired his most controversial poems is set against the art scene of nineteenth-century Paris and follows their scandalous public trial for obscenity
Who reads Black Venus?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- James Macmanus
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780715649374
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.02 / 5 (265 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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