The Mistress of Paris

A brilliant biography in the vein of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize-winning The PikeFull of the colour and verve of 19th-century ParisAlready the recipient of a Biographer''s Club Prize and a Society of Authors grant

Report

'Through incisive enquiry and astute observation, Catherine Hewitt traces the courtesan's flight from squalor to splendour, her prose sparkling in the light of her luminous subject.' The Biographer's Club prize

Product details

• Authors: John Farndon, Catherine Hewitt, Hewitt Catherine
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.11.2015
• EAN: 9781848319264
• ISBN: 978-1-84831-926-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Novel-like biographies; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; France, European History, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage, HISTORY / Social History, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Fashion & society, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Biography: historical, political and military, Ethical issues and debates, History and Current Affairs, History & Current Affairs