The Mistress of Paris was awarded the runner-up’s prize in the Biographers’ Club Tony Lothian competition. The biography traces the incredible tale of the bewitching courtesan, the Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne, who clawed her way up from humble, impoverished origins to become one of the most sought-after and glamorous women in bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins. Catherine Hewitt studied French Literature and Art History at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Courtauld Institute of Art. Her proposal for her first book, The Mistress of Paris, was awarded the runner-up's prize in the Biographers' Club Tony Lothian Competition for the best proposal by an uncommissioned, first-time biographer. The Mistress Of Paris The 19th Century Courtesan Who Built An Empire On A Secret One woman must choose between loyalty to her queen and the man she loves Giselle always dreamed of making beautiful dresses, but never thought she would be chosen to attend to the.
Catherine Hewitt's The Mistress of Paris is a fantastically readable biography of a nineteenth-century Parisian courtesan who harbored an incredible secret."A gorgeous, smart, ambitious, hard-working, steely autodidact and businesswoman whose product was herself, Valtesse would be totally at home in. Catherine Hewitt studied French literature and art history at Royal Holloway, University of London, and the Courtauld Institute of Art. Her proposal for The Mistress of Paris was awarded the runner-up prize in the Biographers Club Tony Lothian Competition for the best proposal by an uncommissioned, first-time biographer. - The Mistress of Paris by Catherine Hewitt on BookBub. The Mistress of Paris, a fantastically readable biography of a nineteenth-century Parisian courtesan who harbored an incredible secretComtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was painted by Edouard Manet and inspired Emile Zola, who immortalized her in.
Catherine Hewitt Author Biography Catherine Hewitt studied French Literature and Art History at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Courtauld Institute of Art. Her proposal for her first book, The Mistress of Paris, was awarded the runner-up's prize in the Biographers' Club Tony Lothian Competition for the best proposal by an uncommissioned, first-time biographer. The Mistress of Paris is the story of the 19th century’s answer to the modern-day ‘It’ girl, of one of the most skilled self-publicists who worked tirelessly to fashion her own image, yet who ensured that her life remained shrouded in just enough mystery to keep her audience transfixed – and hungry for more. Catherine Hewitt's The Mistress of Paris is a fantastically readable biography of a nineteenth-century Parisian courtesan who harbored an incredible secret. "A gorgeous, smart, ambitious, hard-working, steely autodidact and businesswoman whose product was herself, Valtesse would be totally at home in our self-branding society.".
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