Ebook: The mistress of Paris: the 19th-century courtesan who built an empire on a secret

A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret.;About the Author; Copyright Page; Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1. A Child of the Revolution; Chapter 2. The Child Becomes a Woman; Chapter 3. First Love, First Appearances; Chapter 4. Creation; Chapter 5. A Courtesan Must Never Cry; Chapter 6. The Lioness, Her Prey and the Cost; Chapter 7. Names and Places; Chapter 8. The Union of Artists; Chapter 9. Words and Wit; Chapter 10. Valtesse and Zola's Nana; Chapter 11. A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words; Chapter 12. A Political Affair: Gambetta, Annam and Tonkin; Chapter 13. The Thickness of Blood; Chapter 14. Slander, Scandal and Sun Queens.