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Madame du Barry : The Wages of Beauty
Madame du Barry The Wages of Beauty
Author: Joan Haslip
Born the illegitimate daughter of a monk and a seamstress, Madame du Barry rose from poverty to become one of the most powerful and wealthy women of France. A courtesan, she became Louis XV's official mistress and was fêted as one of France's most beautiful women. On Louis XV's death she became vulnerable to those secretly longing for her ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781850437536
ISBN-10: 185043753X
Publication Date: 8/6/2005
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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