Grande Therese The Greatest Scandal of the Century |
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| Author:
| Spurling, Hilary |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4379-7516-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | DIANE Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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The true story of a scandal that nearly destroyed the French Third Republic. A hundred years ago Therese Humbert was one of the most powerful women in France; her salon was the center of Parisian life, and her wealth was fabled. But her lifestyle, her history, and, most important, her fortune -- all were an elaborate hoax. When her con was finally exposed, thousands of small investors and creditors, including the in-laws of the artist Henri Matisse, were ruined. Therese was tried and...
More DescriptionThe true story of a scandal that nearly destroyed the French Third Republic. A hundred years ago Therese Humbert was one of the most powerful women in France; her salon was the center of Parisian life, and her wealth was fabled. But her lifestyle, her history, and, most important, her fortune -- all were an elaborate hoax. When her con was finally exposed, thousands of small investors and creditors, including the in-laws of the artist Henri Matisse, were ruined. Therese was tried and sentenced to five years¿ hard labor. When she was released from prison, she vanished. ¿The remarkable story of the spectacular rise and fall of a French peasant girls with an extraordinary imagination and irresistible powers of persuasion.¿ Illustrations.