The Resource The mistress of Paris : the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret, Catherine Hewitt
The mistress of Paris : the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret, Catherine Hewitt
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- Summary
- "Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was a celebrated nineteenth-century Parisian courtesan. She was painted by Manet and inspired Emile Zola, who immortalized her in his scandalous novel Nana. Her rumored affairs with Napoleon III and the future Edward VII kept gossip columns full. But her glamorous existence hid a dark secret: she was no Comtesse. She was born into abject poverty, raised on a squalid Paris backstreet; the lowest of the low. Yet she transformed herself into an enchantress who possessed a small fortune, three mansions, fabulous carriages, and art that drew the envy of connoisseurs across France and Europe. A consummate show-woman, she ensured that her life--and even her death--remained shrouded in just enough mystery to keep her audience hungry for more. Catherine Hewitt's biography, The Mistress of Paris, tells the forgotten story of a remarkable French woman who, though her roots were lowly, never stopped aiming high."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plate
- Isbn
- 9781250120663
- Label
- The mistress of Paris : the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret
- Title
- The mistress of Paris
- Title remainder
- the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret
- Statement of responsibility
- Catherine Hewitt
- Title variation
- Mistress of Paris, the nineteenth-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was a celebrated nineteenth-century Parisian courtesan. She was painted by Manet and inspired Emile Zola, who immortalized her in his scandalous novel Nana. Her rumored affairs with Napoleon III and the future Edward VII kept gossip columns full. But her glamorous existence hid a dark secret: she was no Comtesse. She was born into abject poverty, raised on a squalid Paris backstreet; the lowest of the low. Yet she transformed herself into an enchantress who possessed a small fortune, three mansions, fabulous carriages, and art that drew the envy of connoisseurs across France and Europe. A consummate show-woman, she ensured that her life--and even her death--remained shrouded in just enough mystery to keep her audience hungry for more. Catherine Hewitt's biography, The Mistress of Paris, tells the forgotten story of a remarkable French woman who, though her roots were lowly, never stopped aiming high."--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hewitt, Catherine
- Dewey number
-
- 944/.3610812092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DC280.5.L28
- LC item number
- H49 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- La Bigne, Valtesse de
- Courtesans
- Paris (France)
- France
- Label
- The mistress of Paris : the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret, Catherine Hewitt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1704559
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plate
- Isbn
- 9781250120663
- Lccn
- 2016036614
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1704559
- (OCoLC)947146307
- Label
- The mistress of Paris : the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret, Catherine Hewitt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1704559
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plate
- Isbn
- 9781250120663
- Lccn
- 2016036614
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1704559
- (OCoLC)947146307
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