num_pages: 352
description: In nineteenth-century Paris, the pampered demimonde became almost indistinguishable from the haut monde, with mythical reputations growing up around its most alluring and favored celebrities. Grandes Horizantales examines the lives of four of the era's best-known courtesans-Marie Duplessis, La Présidente, La Païva, and Cora Pearl-and the men who were their lovers, providing a provocative look into the parlors and boudoirs of the women whose lives became legends.
language: English
title: Grandes Horizontales: The Lives and Legends of Four Nineteenth-Century Courtesans
titlecomplete: Grandes Horizontales: The Lives and Legends of Four Nineteenth-Century Courtesans
genres: Gender, Historical, Biography, Sexuality, Womens, Feminism, Nonfiction, History, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 199
publisher: Bloomsbury USA