Scarlet Women by Graham, Ian -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Notice Dedication Introduction 1. Les Demimondaines

The Andalusian Volcano—La Belle Otero Le Grand Trois—Otero, Pougy and d’Alençon The Queen of Kept Women—La Païva The Lady of the Camellias—Marie Duplessis The Legendary Demimondaine—Cora Pearl Zola’s Nana—Blanche d’Antigny

2. The Petticoat Behind the Throne

Agnès the First The Great Pox Contraception Queen in All but Name—Diane de Poitiers The Pursuit of Pleasure—Ninon de L’Enclos At the Court of the Sun King The Sun King’s Wife?—Madame de Maintenon Louis XV’s Mistresses Destined for Greatness?—Madame de Pompadour A Peasant at Court—Madame du Barry A Deadly Mistress—Madame La Guillotine Dr Elliott’s Wayward Wife—Grace Elliott Napoleon’s “Little Polish Wife”—Marie Walewska

3. The Ancient World

Cinderella and Other Greek Tales India’s Dancing Girls China’s Concubines Ancient Rome

4. Honored Courtesans

The Courtesan Poet—Veronica Franco Tantalizing Tullia—Tullia d’Aragona Papal Mistresses

5. Meanwhile in Britain …

The Merriest Mistress—Jane Shore The Ten Mistresses of Henry VIII The Merry Monarch—Charles II The Mistress Who Married a King … or Did She?—Lucy Walter The Orange-Seller, the Spy, and the Italian Temptress—Nell Gwyn, Louise de Kérouaille, and Hortense Mancini An Unpopular King—James II The King and the Maypole—Ehrengard Melusine The Duelist’s Daughter—Henrietta Howard The Dandy Prince The Mistress Who Blackmailed a Prince—Mary Robinson An Illegal Royal Marriage—Maria Fitzherbert Spurned and Betrayed—Dora Jordan “Publish and Be Damned!”—Harriette Wilson

6. Princes of Pleasure

Flirty Bertie—Prince Albert Edward The Very Discreet “Skittles”—Catherine Walters The Jersey Lily—Lillie Langtry The Babbling Brooke—Daisy Warwick The Queen of Pleasure House—Alice Keppel The Courtesan vs. the Establishment—Marguerite Alibert A Crowded Marriage—Camilla Parker Bowles

7. The Americas

The American Princess—Clara Ward The Queen of the Yukon—Klondike Kate New York Madam—Fanny White The Empress of Paraguay—Eliza Lynch

8. Asia

From Mughal Emperors to Bollywood The Courtesan Who Ruled a Principality—Begum Samru Visage of the Moon—Mah Laqa The Peacock Dancer—Moran Sarkar A Rebellious Courtesan—Azizun Nisa Japan’s Pleasure Quarters Imperial China The Concubine Who Ruled China—Cixi

9. And the Rest …

Conclusion: The End of an Era Glossary Appendix: Courtesans, Concubines, and Royal Mistresses Further Reading Bibliography Index About the Author Also by Ian Graham Newsletter Sign-up Contents Copyright