Though his first claim to fame as a writer came as a chronicler of the adventures of his beloved collie Lad, author Albert Payson Terhune takes a decidedly different tack in the historical sketches collected in Superwomen. This fascinating volume brings together a series of engaging and well-researched biographical essays about women like Helen of Troy and Cleopatra who played by their own rules -- and sometimes changed history in the process.
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- SUPERWOMEN
- Contents
- Foreword
- Chapter One - Lola Montez - The Dancer Who Kicked Over a Throne
- Chapter Two - Ninon de L'enclos - Premiere Siren of Two Centuries
- Chapter Three - Peg Woffington - Irish Heart Conjurer
- Chapter Four - Helen of Troy - Model for All the Sirens of the Centuries
- Chapter Five - Madame Jumel - New York's First Official Heart Breaker
- Chapter Six - Adrienne Lecouvreur - The "Actress Heart Queen"
- Chapter Seven - Cleopatra - "The Serpent of Old Nile"
- Chapter Eight - George Sand - The Hopelessly Ugly Siren
- Chapter Nine - Madame du Barry - The Seven-Million-Dollar Siren
- Chapter Ten - "The Most Gorgeous Lady Blessington"
- Chapter Eleven - Madame Recamier - The Frozen-Hearted Angel
- Chapter Twelve - Lady Hamilton - Patron Saint of Dime-Novel Heroines