The Mistress of Paris - The 19th-Century Courtesan Who Built an Empire on a Secret

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

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Hewitt, Hewitt Catherine
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.04.2016
• EAN: 9781785780448
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-044-8
• No. of pages: 358
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History; 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