
The nympho and other maniacs
Irving Wallace
Bok · Engelsk · 1971
Utgitt | New York : Simon and Schuster , [1971]
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Omfang | 475 s. : port.
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Opplysninger | Book 1: The mistress as a scandal. The kept women ; The unfaithful wives ; The portrait by Romney ; The Polish countess ; The Canova model ; The Byron lover, English style ; The Byron lover, Italian style ; The nympho -- Book 2: The heroine as a scandal. The real-life Emma Bovary ; The lady of the white camellias ; The damned bitch ; The conversationalist ; The Sheridan -- Book 3: The rebel as a scandal. The female muckraker ; The teacher who hated Shakespeare ; The prostitute who ran for President.. - "I have always wanted to bring together, in one book, a gallery of women, of varied ages, backgrounds, talents, whose lives and personalities have intrigued me--and who were well-known or infamous in past times or in times since, because they behaved scandalously and became controversial figures. All of the ladies in this book, young and old, possess a common bond: Each and every one was involved in a scandal, or in many scandals, and each and every one gained fame or reaped infamy for conduct that affronted her family, friends, peers, and the public in general."--Page 12
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Emner | Nymphomania.
Women - Sexual behavior - History. Women - Social conditions. kvinner seksuelle sosiale forhold seksuell aktivitet sex nymfomani skandaler utenomekteskapelige Cupidosamlingen |
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ISBN | 0671207962
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