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I found I can‘t compare the value of TPD to a biography of a contemporary woman, the Tigress of Forli. There‘s less ferocity in Murphy‘s writing and in Felice‘s personality, but I think the authors of each were perfectly suited to understand their subjects. Felice, like Murphy‘s writing, was calmer, more steady, and more detail-oriented. Murphy saved Felice, an extraordinary woman in any age, from historical obscurity.

I will make myself finish this book! Really interesting subject, but I think the lack of information about Felice hinders bringing her character to life as well as The Tigress of Forli by Elizabeth Lev did for Caterina Sforza.

Another one I stacked from Litsy. Here is the titular Courtesan; how and upon whom she will get her revenge remains to be seen, since there is no dust jacket for clues. It‘s an ILL from SWEM, the university library of William & Mary.

This one of my recent library book sale purchases. I can‘t wait to find time to read it. Seems to fit #WeDontTalkAnymore #AMonthofSongs

#BabyGotBack

Harriette Wilson, the most sought-after courtesan in Regency England, got revenge on the aristocracy when her former lovers refused to pay her an annuity. Her “Memoirs” - a book that she was famously told, by the Duke of Wellington, to “publish and be damned” - scandalized London society.

#HeatOfJuly

#TBRtemptation post 2! This is the biography of Felice della Rovere, illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II. Using many sources, including diaries and Felice's personal correspondence, she was a powerful Renaissance woman. She watched Michelangelo paint, negotiated peace with the Queen of France, and survived 1527's Sack of Rome. Her husband brought her great wealth & land, and her greatest enemy would be her stepson. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

I didn't find the author in the database so chose a different book about the same women. Born Jeanne Poisson, she became the mistress of Louis XV at 23. Through this position she gained the king's trust, in such a degree that for many years she was the one ruling in France. This was a really interesting story to read. #WomeninPolitics #spookyoctober

There's a big #nonfiction sale on Kindle books for Amazon's Daily Deal today. I went a little nuts, of course. So many choices! #nonfictionchallenge17 #feminism #memoir #wellness #mentalhealth #historicalbiography #politicalthinkers #happybibliophage #iregretnothing