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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Hewitt, Catherine, author.     Subjects     La Bigne, Valtesse de, 1848-1910.     Courtesans -- France -- Paris -- Biography.     Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.     France -- Moral conditions -- History -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hewitt, Catherine, author.       by title:      The mistress of Pari...         MARC Display

The mistress of Paris : the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret / Catherine Hewitt. by Hewitt, Catherine, author. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, 2017. Subjects La Bigne, Valtesse de, 1848-1910.   Courtesans -- France -- Paris -- Biography.   Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.   France -- Moral conditions -- History -- 19th century. ISBN:  9781250120663 (hardcover) 1250120667 (hardcover) Description:  358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plate : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm Edition:  First U.S. edition. Contents:  A child of the Revolution -- The child becomes a woman -- First love, first appearances -- Creation -- A courtesan must never cry -- The lioness, her prey and the cost -- Names and places -- The union of artists -- Words and wit -- Valtesse and Zola's Nana -- A picture speaks a thousand words -- A political affair: Gambetta, Annam and Tonkin -- The thickness of blood -- Slander, scandal and sun queens -- The thrill of the new: the comtesse in Monte Carlo -- The feminine touch -- New beginnings: the sale of the house -- The final act: preparing a legacy. Requests:  0 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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 944.36108 La Bigne He Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library Adult Nonfiction 944.36108 La Bigne He Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 944.36108 He Checked out 04/30/2024 Add Copy to MyList

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