The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues by Susan Griffin

The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues

Susan Griffin

288 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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They charmed some of Europe’s most illustrious men, honing their social skills as well as their sexual ones, and accumulating wealth, fame, and power along the way. Unlike their geisha counterparts, courtesans didn't lived in brothels or bend thei...

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