Non-fiction Books

The Courtesans – The Demi-Monde in 19th-Century France

For something different, I have picked up a work of non-fiction. I enjoy well written history, but don’t read it very often, fiction junky that I am. “The Courtesans” is a brief description of the lives of 12 “major” courtesans of 19th century France, including Blanche d’Antigny, La barucci, Cora Pearl, Esther Guimond, La Paiva [...]

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