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Filles, Lorettes et Courtisanes

Alexandre Dumas · 1843 · Free in the US

50,139 words · about 3 h 31 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Language
French
Published
1843
Length
50,139 words · about 3 h 31 min
Sections
5 reader sections
Text
Digital text
Rights
Public domain in the United States

 

Contents (5)
  1. Front matter about 2 h 19 min
  2. Avant-propos about 1 min
  3. Filles about 35 min
  4. Lorettes about 30 min
  5. Courtisanes about 6 min

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Front matter

1843

Voici, à ce que m’assure l’éditeur du présent livre, un coin du grand panorama parisien que personne n’a osé peindre, une page du grand livre de la civilisation moderne, au bas de laquelle personne n’a osé mettre son nom.

Il y a dans mon esprit une tendance toute particulière à entreprendre les choses que personne n’ose accomplir ; aussi ai-je du premier coup accepté la tâche proposée, si difficile et surtout si scabreuse qu’elle fût.

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