The beauty of her age : a tale of sex, scandal and money in Victorian England
2016, First Edition. Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley Publishing. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #356221
ISBN: 9781445653204
Physical description: 276p. ; 24 cm. Summary: Yolande Duvernay, the star of this tale, was born in poverty in Paris in 1812. Under the control of her stage mother, she became a celebrated ballerina - a star of the Paris Opera - becoming the favourite dancer of Princess Victoria. She was praised for her grace, her beauty and her provocative style on stage, known as the 'fair brimstone' by William Makepeace Thackeray. There was a darker side to her success, however, as she became the mistress of powerful men, eventually being sold by her mother to Stephens Lyne Stephens, son and heir of the richest commoner in England, for almost a million pounds in today's values. A few years later, Yolande caused a huge scandal when she manipulated Stephens into marriage. When Stephens died in 1860, he left his widow a life interest in the entire Lyne Stephens fortune - one of the largest fortunes in England. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Duvernay, Pauline Yolande Marie Louise 1813-1894. Stephens, Lyne Stephens 1801-1860. History Modern 19th Century. Ballet dancers France ; Biography. Courtesans Great Britain ; Biography. Genre: History. Language: English.
Price: €18.00