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Celeste [eAudioBook]

Perry, Roland2016
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Courtesan, countess, bestselling author - the tempestuous true story of a woman far ahead of her time ... Born in the gutters of Paris in 1824, Celeste made her name as a dancer in the Parisian dance halls, where it is said she invented the can-can. Then, as an equestrienne at the Paris hippodrome, her daring feats on horseback thrilled the crowds. However, it was as the city's most celebrated courtesan that the young Parisian found genuine fame and fortune. Strikingly beautiful and charismatic, her lovers included famous novelists, artists and composers, not least Georges Bizet, whom, many believe, based his free and fearless Carmen on Celeste. But when Celeste married the Count de Chabrillan, a prominent member of the French aristocracy, Parisian society was scandalised. And when the pair turned up in far off Australia, where the count served as the first French consul, Melbourne society was scandalised in turn. Later a bestselling memoirist, novelist, playwright and librettist, the remarkable Countess Celeste de Chabrillan was, indeed, a woman far ahead of her time.
Main title:
Celeste [eAudioBook] / Roland Perry ; read by Deidre Rubenstein.
Edition:
Unabridged ed.
Imprint:
[Melbourne, Vic.] : ABC Audio, 2016.
Notes:
Downloadable eAudiobook.Non fiction.Duration: 12:40:04.
Performers:
Read by Deidre Rubenstein.
Audience:
Interest age level: Adult.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN:
9781489361875
Language:
English
BRN:
293064
Electronic access:
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WebEaudio BooksDOWNLOADABLEcheck availability online (Set: 28 Nov 2016)
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