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There is another book I read on the French courtesans of the 19th century. I can't recall the title now but it was fascinating -- Cora Pearl, Marie du Plessis, all of the most notorious femmes fatales

Hello.Duchess779 reads

I'm always fascinated to learn about the ways providers and courtesans throughout history have inspired art (Vermeer, Da Vinci, Caravaggio, Manet, and Toulouse Lautrec, among others), classical music (Verdi), literature (Alexandre Dumas, Bernard Shaw, Hugo, Baudelaire), and even recipes (e.g., pasta puttanesca; buon appetito!).

I ran across this story about a female "sexpionage" agent in World War II.  Amy Thorpe was engaged by the U.S. Govt. to seduce officials and infiltrate the Vichy French Embassy here in DC.  She obtained intelligence that was instrumental in securing the liberation of France from the Germans.

Pretty cool, huh? Who knew? I bet there are a lot of other interesting stories like this. Know any?

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Travini366 reads

I am assuming you've already seen Dangerous Beauty with Catherine McCormack?

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Hello.Duchess300 reads

I did see that! That was really something :) How brave she was

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SinCitySinner567 reads

the semen stained dress of Monica Lewinsky that was no less form of art than the aforementioned..

Wait till Billy's Hilly gets in the White House and fucks the lawnboy....just for revenge :D



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BeautywithBrains568 reads

.....gentlemen callers just read it, and thoroughly enjoyed it.  

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Kelly

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Elite_Lady_Elle283 reads

I can't get enough of books about providers throughout history.  I'll admit that my taste tends more towards autobiographical pieces than fictional, but this looks like it's worth a read.

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Hello.Duchess402 reads

There is another book I read on the French courtesans of the 19th century. I can't recall the title now but it was fascinating -- Cora Pearl, Marie du Plessis, all of the most notorious femmes fatales

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