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The nympho and other maniacs.
- Title
- The nympho and other maniacs.
- Author
- Wallace, Irving, 1916-1990.
- Publication
- New York, Simon and Schuster [1971]
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Details
- Description
- 475 pages portraits; 23 cm
- Summary
- "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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 437-448.
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 0671207962
- 9780671207960
- LCCN
- 75133095
- OCLC
- ocm00129306
- 129306
- SCSB-146631
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library