The empress of pleasure : the life and adventures of Teresa Cornelys - queen of masquerades and Casanova's lover
Summers, Judith2003
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Outrageous, ingenious and indomitable, Mrs Cornelys enjoyed immense wealth and success during her lifetime. She came to London in 1759 aged 36, a Venetian-born opera singer and mother of Casanova's child. Imprisoned for bankruptcy, she bounced back, eventually dying of cancer in 1797.
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London : Viking, 2003.
Collation:
xxi, 338 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780670912582 (hbk)
Local class:
B/COR
Language:
English
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BRN:
191879
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