Courtesan Princess - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Courtesan Princess write by Annette Joelson. This book was released on 1966. Courtesan Princess available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Scarlet Women
Scarlet Women - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Scarlet Women write by Ian Graham. This book was released on 2016-01-26. Scarlet Women available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1965, an impoverished elderly woman was found dead in Nice, France. Her death marked the end of an era; she was the last of the great courtesans. Known as La Belle Otero, she was a volcanic Spanish beauty whose patrons included Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia. She accumulated an enormous fortune, but gambled it all away. Scarlet Women tells her story and many more, including: Marie Duplessis, who inspired characters by both Dumas and Verdi; Clara Ward, a rare American courtesan who hunted for a European aristocrat, but having married a Belgian prince, ran away with a gypsy violinist; Ninon de L'Enclos, who was offered 50,000 crowns by Cardinal Richelieu for one night. Money left in her will paid for Voltaire's education. Courtesans were an elite group of talented, professional mistresses. The most successful became wealthy and famous in their own right. While they led charmed lives, they occupied a curious position: they enjoyed freedom and political power unknown to most women, but they were ostracised by polite society. From the hetaerae of ancient Greece to the cortigiani onesti of 16th century Venice, the oiran of Edo-period Japan to the demimondaines of 19th century France, this captivating book--perfect for readers of A Treasury of Royal Scandals--uncovers the rich, colorful lives of these women who dared to pursue fortunes outside their societies' norms.
The Woman Before Wallis
The Woman Before Wallis - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Woman Before Wallis write by Andrew Rose. This book was released on 2013-05-07. The Woman Before Wallis available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Originally published in Great Britain by Coronet, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, a division of Hachette UK, under the title The Prince, the Princess and the Perfect Murder"--T.p. verso.
A Courtesan's Scandal
A Courtesan's Scandal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Courtesan's Scandal write by Julia London. This book was released on 2024-09-03. A Courtesan's Scandal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. New York Times bestselling author Julia London is at her best in this sensual Regency where a Duke must pretend his mistress is his wife. Kate Bergeron is the beautiful and mysterious former mistress of a cloth merchant...and the latest beauty to capture the interest of the Prince of Wales. Mired in a disastrous divorce, the Prince attempts to distract attention from his next amorous pursuit by ordering Grayson Christopher, the eligible Duke of Darlington, to pretend to London society that he is having an affair with Kate. When Grayson reluctantly agrees to his Prince's demand, he finds the lady no more willing than he is. Kate will grudgingly act the part in public, but her favors are not for sale to any man. As Grayson and Kate mimic ardor for the world to see, they find what started as a deception becoming all too real. And when passion flames into love, their predicament becomes extreme. For while marriage between a duke and a courtesan could never happen, Kate knows in her heart that she is willing to accept nothing less...
Prince's Courtesan
Prince's Courtesan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Prince's Courtesan write by Mina Carter. This book was released on 2013-06. Prince's Courtesan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "He wanted the one woman he couldn't have..." Outlawed noblewoman Jaida Lianl had been everything from a high speed courier on Arcalis Prime to a waitress in the cloud cafes on Selenis. Different careers, different names, different identities. When a cover got this easy--so easy she started to believe it herself--she knew she'd been in the same place too long. It was time to move on before she got comfortable and started to make mistakes. Mistakes would allow Imperial Prince Sethan to find her, and if that happened, people would die... Now after five years, Seth has found her, and she can no longer outrun her destiny: she'll be the prince's courtesan, but he'll never own her heart...
