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Courtesan and Countess

Author : Jana Verhoeven
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0522868851
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book Courtesan and Countess written by Jana Verhoeven and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Céleste de Chabrillan, former courtesan and widow of the first French Consul to Melbourne, became the most prolific female stage writer in nineteenth-century France. Forever haunted by her scandalous past, Céleste fought to hold her place in an artistic world dominated by men. Courtesan and Countess tells the story not only of her struggle as a creative artist to survive and earn a living, but also of her fascinating life at the centre of the bohemian circles of Paris, surrounded by friends such as Alexandre Dumas père, Georges Bizet and Prince Napoléon. Courtesan and Countess paints a portrait of a remarkable woman and of the turbulent world of Paris during the Belle Epoque. Lost for more than eighty years until discovered by the authors in the attic of a French country manor, these are the unpublished and final set of memoirs from Céleste de Chabrillan.

Courtesan and Countess

Author : comtesse Céleste Vénard de Chabrillan
Publisher : Melbourne University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780522868838
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (688 download)

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Download or read book Courtesan and Countess written by comtesse Céleste Vénard de Chabrillan and published by Melbourne University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text in English; unpublished memoirs originally written in French.

The Courtesan Countess

Author : JoMarie DeGioia
Publisher : Bailey Park Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1944181318
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book The Courtesan Countess written by JoMarie DeGioia and published by Bailey Park Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gentleman who masks his emotions A lady who pretends to be something she’s not Secret desires…secret pleasures And a love to reveal both their hearts Left destitute and ruined, Marianne Ellsworth has one option left. She has to become a courtesan to keep her family safe. Their future depends on her younger sister marrying a rich man, and the money Marianne makes allows them to circulate in London society. As the great-granddaughter of an earl, she knows full well that society will turn on them should her secret be revealed. Marcus Lacey, the Earl of Lacey, must wed soon to satisfy his father's will. Though considered cold and reserved, he is captivated by the woman purchased for his pleasure. Unable to think of her with another man, he pays for her exclusivity through the Season. Marianne struggles to maintain her masquerade, avoiding Marcus in company even as she is losing her heart to him. Marcus is falling for his mistress, charmed by her grace and warmth as well as her sensuality. He craves her, heart and soul, but must bow to his obligations by the Season’s end. Will Marcus cast her aside if he discovers her deception? Or will he keep her secret along with her heart?

A Match Made in Scandal/from Governess to Countess/from Courtesan to Convenient Wife

Author : Marguerite Kaye
Publisher : Mills & Boon
ISBN 13 : 9781867212409
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book A Match Made in Scandal/from Governess to Countess/from Courtesan to Convenient Wife written by Marguerite Kaye and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Governess To Countess The scandalous truth about the count's new mistress! Count Aleksei Derevenko has hired governess Allison Galbraith for her skills as a herbalist, not a mistress! But when rumours spread, Allison is more shocked by her wanton reaction to Aleksei - inscrutable and impossibly handsome, his icy blue eyes promise white-hot nights of sin. She knows too well how fragile her reputation is, but will the price of their passion be worth paying? From Courtesan To Convenient Wife Every woman wants to marry him...but what if he is already taken? Jean-Luc Bauduin, Parisian society's most eligible bachelor, is determined to only take a wife of his choosing. But until that day comes he'll ward off his admirers by hiring Lady Sophia Acton to wear his ring! The passion Jean-Luc shares with his convenient bride is enormously satisfying - until he discovers Sophia's utterly scandalous past!

Bienvenida

Author : Countess Bienvenida Sokolow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781856851121
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Bienvenida written by Countess Bienvenida Sokolow and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rags-to-riches life story of Countess Bienvenida Sokolow is the tale of the rise of a contemporary courtesan, who emerged triumphant from the poverty of the backstreets of Valencia to enjoy the five-star lifestyle of the upper echelons of British and American society. From Middle-Eastern sultans to a US ambassador and the UK Chief of Defence, Bienvenida practised the secret art of pleasing powerful men and supporting them in their ambitions. But there was a high emotional price to be paid for her success.

Celeste

Author : Roland Perry
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 1460706463
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Celeste written by Roland Perry and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courtesan, countess, bestselling author -- the tempestuous true story of a woman far ahead of her time ... The true story of the Countess Celeste de Chabrillan is a rich and tempestuous tale of an extraordinary woman. Born in the gutters of Paris in 1824, Celeste made her name as a dancer in the Parisian dance halls, where it is said she invented the can-can. Then, as an equestrienne at the Paris hippodrome, her daring feats on horseback thrilled the crowds. However, it was as the city's most celebrated courtesan that the young Parisian found genuine fame and fortune. Strikingly beautiful and charismatic, her lovers included famous novelists, artists and composers, not least Georges Bizet, whom, many believe, based his free and fearless Carmen on Celeste. But when Celeste married the Count de Chabrillan, a prominent member of the French aristocracy, Parisian society was scandalised. And when the pair turned up in far off Australia, where the count served as the first French consul, Melbourne society was scandalised in turn. Later a bestselling memoirist, novelist, playwright and librettist, the remarkable Countess Celeste de Chabrillan was, indeed, a woman far ahead of her time.

The Courtesan's Book of Secrets

Author : Georgie Lee
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0373306997
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book The Courtesan's Book of Secrets written by Georgie Lee and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Notorious Countess Confesses

Author : Julie-Anne Long
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781620905913
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book A Notorious Countess Confesses written by Julie-Anne Long and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Writing with a Vengeance

Author : Carol A. Mossman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802096913
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Writing with a Vengeance written by Carol A. Mossman and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing with a Vengeance examines the life and works of a nineteenth-century French courtesan, Céleste Vénard, later the Countess de Chabrillan. A notorious Paris courtesan, Chabrillan married into the nobility, taught herself to write (penning two series of memoirs) and, upon being widowed, wrote novels to support herself - ten, between 1857 and 1885. These novels and memoirs constitute exceptional literary and historical documents, particularly as very few sex workers before the twentieth century have left written records of their lives. Writing with a Vengeance intertwines the courtesan's autobiographical account of the horrors of her life on the streets with that era's political, medical, and cultural discourses surrounding prostitution. Though French society both silenced and refused to pardon the prostitute, Carol Mossman's literary analysis of Chabrillan's novels contends that it is through the process of writing itself that she arrived at self-forgiveness and ultimately refashioned for her damaged self a new identity and narrative.

The Insatiate Countess

Author : John Marston
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719015311
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book The Insatiate Countess written by John Marston and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scenes from a Courtesan's life, pt. 1

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scenes from a Courtesan's life, pt. 1 written by Honoré de Balzac and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Courtesan's Daughter

Author : Claudia Dain
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440623066
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Courtesan's Daughter written by Claudia Dain and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in a sexy new series featuring a match-making courtesan. Lady Sophia Dalby, everyone?s favorite courtesanturned- countess, faces her toughest match-making case yet: her own obstinate daughter.

Scenes from a Courtesan's Life

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 840 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scenes from a Courtesan's Life written by Honoré de Balzac and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scarlet Women

Author : Ian Graham
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250062632
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Scarlet Women written by Ian Graham and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1965, an impoverished elderly woman was found dead in Nice, France. Her death marked the end of an era; she was the last of the great courtesans. Known as La Belle Otero, she was a volcanic Spanish beauty whose patrons included Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia. She accumulated an enormous fortune, but gambled it all away. Scarlet Women tells her story and many more, including: Marie Duplessis, who inspired characters by both Dumas and Verdi; Clara Ward, a rare American courtesan who hunted for a European aristocrat, but having married a Belgian prince, ran away with a gypsy violinist; Ninon de L'Enclos, who was offered 50,000 crowns by Cardinal Richelieu for one night. Money left in her will paid for Voltaire's education. Courtesans were an elite group of talented, professional mistresses. The most successful became wealthy and famous in their own right. While they led charmed lives, they occupied a curious position: they enjoyed freedom and political power unknown to most women, but they were ostracised by polite society. From the hetaerae of ancient Greece to the cortigiani onesti of 16th century Venice, the oiran of Edo-period Japan to the demimondaines of 19th century France, this captivating book--perfect for readers of A Treasury of Royal Scandals--uncovers the rich, colorful lives of these women who dared to pursue fortunes outside their societies' norms.

Queen of the Courtesans

Author : Barbara White
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752493884
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Queen of the Courtesans written by Barbara White and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fanny Murray was an incomparable Georgian beauty and the most desired courtesan of the 1750s. The daughter of an impoverished musician from Bath, she took London society by storm, not only as the most prized 'purchaseable beauty' of her day, but also as a fashion icon and muse to poets, writers and artists. She counted princes, aristocrats and politicians among her friends and lovers, but relished the company of rogues, fraudsters and ne'er-do-wells. Barbara White presents evidence to suggest that Fanny Murray participated spiritedly in the sexual antics of the notorious 'Monks of Medmenham', the most infamous of the Hell-fire Clubs. After she retired from prostitution, Fanny Murray reinvented herself, entering a pragmatic marriage with the Scottish actor David Ross. Surprisingly, her virtues as a devoted and faithful wife became almost proverbial. Even so, Murray could not escape her disreputable past. In 1763, a scurrilous poem dedicated to her caused a national scandal that ended in the infamous trial of the radical politician John Wilkes for obscene libel. Barbara White's portrait of Fanny Murray takes readers from the brothels of Covent Garden to sex romps at Medmenham Abbey, from refined drawing rooms in London to marital respectability in Edinburgh. This is an illuminating contribution to the scholarly understanding and popular appreciation of a complex and intriguing period of British history. Fanny Murray's triumph – against almost insuperable odds – is a remarkable story, as rich in the telling as it is enthralling.

Scenes from a courtesan's life. The government clerks

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Scenes from a courtesan's life. The government clerks written by Honoré de Balzac and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scenes from a Courtesan's Life

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Scenes from a Courtesan's Life written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scenes from a Courtesan's Life is a novel by Honoré de Balzac. Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. Excerpt: "In spite of this shapeless wrapper they could watch the most appealing of dramas, that of a woman inspired by a genuine passion. Were she La Torpille, the Duchesse de Maufrigneuse, or Madame de Serizy, on the lowest or highest rung of the social ladder, this woman was an exquisite creature, a flash from happy dreams. These old young men, like these young old men, felt so keen an emotion, that they envied Lucien the splendid privilege of working such a metamorphosis of a woman into a goddess. The mask was there as though she had been alone with Lucien; for that woman the thousand other persons did not exist, nor the evil and dust-laden atmosphere; no, she moved under the celestial vault of love, as Raphael's Madonnas under their slender oval glory. She did not feel herself elbowed; the fire of her glance shot from the holes in her mask and sank into Lucien's eyes; the thrill of her frame seemed to answer to every movement of her companion. Whence comes this flame that radiates from a woman in love and distinguishes her above all others? Whence that sylph-like lightness which seems to negative the laws of gravitation? Is the soul become ambient? Has happiness a physical effluence?"