by Roland Perry
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ISBN: 978 0 7333 3508 2 (paperback)
ISBN: 978 1 4607 0646 6 (ebook)
National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Creator: Perry, Roland, 1946- author.
Title: Céleste : courtesan, countess, bestselling author / Roland Perry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Chabrillan, Céleste Vénard de, comtesse, 1824-1909.
Women authors, French – 19th century – Biography.
Courtesans – France – Biography.
Actresses – France – Biography.
France – History – 19th century.
France – Social life and customs – 19th century.
Victoria – History – 1851-1891.
Victoria – Social life and customs – 1851-1891.
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Cover design by Darren Holt, HarperCollins Design Studio
Cover image: Joseph Desire Court (1797-1865), The Mask, 1843 by DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI / Getty Images; all other images by shutterstock.com.
Photo Credits: Text: Page vii: A. Duvivier, State Library of Victoria.
Picture Section: Page 1: Mayer Brothers, National Library of France, Res. Eg4-162. Page 2: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo. Pages 2–3: Granger, NYC/Alamy Stock Photo. Pages 4–5: DeAgostini/Getty Images. Page 5: The Protected Art Archive/Alamy Stock Photo. Pages 6–7: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo. Page 8: Michael Maslan/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images. Page 9: Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Library/Alamy Stock Photo. Page 10: INTERFOTO/Alamy Stock Photo. Page 11: Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo. Page 12: Antoine Fauchery, State Library of Victoria. Pages 12–13: Old Paper Studios/Alamy Stock Photo. Page 14: Granger, NYC/Alamy Stock Photo. Page 15: Nadar Atelier, National Library of France, FT 4-NA-237 (2). Page 16: Céleste de Chabrillan undated, by an unknown artist, carte de visite photograph; National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; purchased with funds provided by Graham Smith 2009.
