The Nympho and Other ManiacsSimon and Schuster, 1971 - 475 pagina's "I have always wanted to bring together, in one book, a gallery of women, of varied ages, backgrounds, talents, whose lives and personalities have intrigued me--and who were well-known or infamous in past times or in times since, because they behaved scandalously and became controversial figures. All of the ladies in this book, young and old, possess a common bond: Each and every one was involved in a scandal, or in many scandals, and each and every one gained fame or reaped infamy for conduct that affronted her family, friends, peers, and the public in general."--Page 12. |
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... learned to dance , could play the harpsichord , and had read Montaigne . Her father extolled the virtues of hedonism , and this lesson Ninon learned well . Both of Ninon's parents died before she was twenty . She was left a small ...
... learned to dance , could play the harpsichord , and had read Montaigne . Her father extolled the virtues of hedonism , and this lesson Ninon learned well . Both of Ninon's parents died before she was twenty . She was left a small ...
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... learned , to his utter astonishment , that Anne possessed an intelligence beyond what might be ex- pected in a menial . She wanted to become as educated as he was himself . She hungered to know everything that he knew . Only her ...
... learned , to his utter astonishment , that Anne possessed an intelligence beyond what might be ex- pected in a menial . She wanted to become as educated as he was himself . She hungered to know everything that he knew . Only her ...
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... learned mankind in theory , " she wrote , " but I am now studying him in practice . One learns more in a day by mixing with mankind than he can in an age shut up in a closet . " While she returned several times to Monroe County to make ...
... learned mankind in theory , " she wrote , " but I am now studying him in practice . One learns more in a day by mixing with mankind than he can in an age shut up in a closet . " While she returned several times to Monroe County to make ...
Inhoudsopgave
Before Beginning | 11 |
THE MISTRESS AS A SCANDAL | 15 |
The Kept Women | 17 |
Copyright | |
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