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Splendeurs et misères des
courtisanes,
translated variously as The
Splendors and
Miseries of Courtesans, A
Harlot High and Low, or as Lost Souls, is an...
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novelist Balzac wrote about a
courtesan in his
Splendeurs et misères des
courtisanes (1838–47). Émile Zola
likewise wrote a novel, Nana (1880),
about a courtesan...
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Illusions perdues (Lost illusions, 1837–1843) and
Splendeurs et misères des
courtisanes (Scenes from a Courtesan's Life, 1838–1844), the
sequel of Illusions...
- Balzac's own
failed ventures in the field.
Splendeurs et misères des
courtisanes (The
Harlot High and Low, 1847)
continues Lucien's story. He is trapped...
- honnest/decent
woman type. — Alexandre
Dumas fils, in Filles,
lorettes et
courtisanes: Les
serpents women of the
world departed,
scandalised by the neighbourhood...
- Grandet), the
tragic prostitute Esther Gobsek (Splendeurs et misères des
courtisanes), the
worldly daughters of
Goriot and
other women in
society who can...
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Splendeurs et misères des
courtisanes (published in
parts from 1838 to 1847).
Illusions perdues and
Splendeurs et misères des
courtisanes form part of La Comédie...
- Windermere's Fan A
Florentine Tragedy A
Woman of No
Importance Salome La
Sainte Courtisane An
Ideal Husband The
Importance of
Being Earnest Family Constance Wilde...
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probably her masterpiece. She
wrote exotic novels as well,
including Les
Courtisanes de Brahma, La
Porte de Félicité or La
Gueisha amoureuse. She collaborated...
- Émilie-Louise Delabigne,
known as
countess Valtesse de La
Bigne (1848, in
Paris – 29 July 1910, in Ville-d'Avray) was a
French courtesan and demi-mondaine...
