Title: Belle Cora
Description: A sweeping historical tale based on the life and times of the daughter of a New York merchant finds the orphaned Belle suffering at the hands of a rival cousin before working as a prostitute and transforming herself repeatedly to win the love and life she desires.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Reminiscing in old age, Gamblers, Prostitutes, Orphans, Fiction, Large type books, Fiction, historical, general, New york (n.y.), fiction, San francisco (calif.), fiction, Manners and customs
Places: New York (N.Y.), San Francisco (Calif.)
Time periods: 19th century